Major Nameye Khadija aka Mejja silently took a break from music after suffering voice loss occasioned by throat illness.
Mejja recently made a comeback to the music scene after a break due to a throat infection.
The singer opened up to radio presenter Massawe Japanni about how he felt depressed when his voice took longer to recover.
Mejja said he struggled to perform in one of his shows in Australia due to pain which also led to the loss of voice.
“I used to perform while still in pain but the last show, I kept stopping and wanted to apologize to the people who had attended the show,” he said.
Mejja said that during his recovery he had to go through therapy that involved pipes being put in his throat.
The rapper added that he was also advised against using bhang, sugar and alcohol.
“I also don’t take certain fruits like pineapples, lemon, oranges, and milk anything that has acidity. Quitting sugar is the toughest thing,” he said.
Mejja also talked about his struggle with depression after his voice failed.
“I was depressed at that time because my voice was taking too long to come back. I used to strictly follow what the doctor advised at that time because I was afraid I could not sing again,” Mejja revealed.
Despite his struggles, Mejja wrote several songs during his recovery period which he promises to release in the near future.
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