Gospel singer, Amani has opened up on the sacrifices she has made over the years to succeed in her music career.
Her musical journey has been on for over a decade now.
Speaking on YouTube, Amani says she had to do well in school for her to be allowed to pursue music.
" I remember my parents said I had to do well in school or no music for me, so I had to sacrifice my sleep and sometimes even my social life to perform well in school and manage to do my music," she said.
Even after all the hard work, after she took up music, people thought it was a joke and even thought she would not last.
"People thought it was a joke but the talk came after I chose it as a profession.
I remained focused and that is why I have been in it for over a decade," she said.
Amani's mother is a staunch Christian and a pastor, and she notes people consider pastors' children to be rebels.
My mother brought me up in the right way, but she can't be born again for me," she said.
"She taught me the right thing and even brought me to church, but that was my decision."
Despite being in the game for that long, she says that unlike their male colleagues, women have to work harder to remain relevant in the music industry.
"The challenge is that as a woman, you have to work hard because your audience is women and sometimes, women question so much before listening to you," she said."
"It's easy for men to entertain women, but when it comes to women entertaining fellow women, they are like, yes her music is good, but do I like her face, how she dresses and so on."
