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ABIGAIL JAMES: FORGING NEW GOSPEL CAREER
‘Koekie’ explores new path JAY-DEE CYSTER @jaydeecyster
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o many she is known as the local singing sensation Koekie, who brought the public the hits “Outjie met jou lekker boudjie” and “Koekie”, but Abigail James is set on forging a new path both personally and professionally. As she discusses the way forward with TygerBurger, she reveals she has taken the first few steps into the gospel genre. “It has been tough to turn my life around as a gospel artist because the support I thought would be there, is not there,” she shares. James, who started her singing career in 2001 with the group A to Z and her solo career in 2009, says she could have never imagined what a hit she would be as Koekie. “Everything just unexpectedly blew up and people just grew to love it,” she says. However, with the success came what she calls her personal and professional struggles. “Just because I am an artist it does not mean that I am living the high life and that I don’t go through tough times,” she says. James, who grew up in Eerste River and started singing in the church, says her family were very happy and supportive of her career, despite not being particularly musical themselves. She says in recent years she has had to face many challenges, including trying to provide for her two children, facing abusive
relationships and having no real support system. “It has only been lately that I have been blessed with a good support system. Despite the challenges I keep on my knees, thanking Him (God) for what He has done,” she shares. Last year one of her most popular songs, “Koekie”, was re-recorded by Afrikaans singer Jakkie Louw. Local residents expressed their unhappiness with the situation, but James has taken it in her stride. “I was told that he had paid the record label to use the song and it was just strange because I was still touring with the song,” she says. What she describes as bothersome is the lack of support from her own people. “When I perform outside at Shoprite everyone is there to support me, but once I book out a hall to have a show and there is a ticket price involved I receive very little support,” says James. “People paying for my shows is how I put bread and butter on the table for my children.” James is now focusing on introducing the public to the “new” Abby. “I want people to see my transformation from where I was to where I now want to be. I don’t know if Koekie will ever die out,” she laughs. Why leave behind a career and persona that have brought her success? “I think it was time for me to let it go and that Koekie presented me with an opportunity to draw as much support as possible for when I make the turnaround to gospel,” she says. V To page 2.
Last year one of her most popular songs, “Koekie”, was re-recorded by Afrikaans singer Jakkie Louw ...
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