Local radio presenter, scriptwriter, songwriter, musician and model Tsiko Mudau, famously known as Jayler Tee Miss j-Tee, has proven over and over that she really is a jill of all trades.
The 25-year-old from Ha-Manavhela village outside Vuwani discovered her singing voice at an early age and sang in the church choir. Over the years, she began to mature musically and in 2021 started to record her own music, releasing her amapiano singles Stay and Mutambo, produced by Big Ropza. She has since collaborated with artists such as Aloe Pie and DJ Buzzy.
Jayler Tee Miss j-Tee remarked that she still had a big role to play in the music industry. "I want to work with big musicians, like Nkosazana's daughter. She has inspired me a lot. I want to change the music scene and open doors for prospective young artists who are coming in behind me and prepare them for the many things that await them in the music industry," she said.
The artist is also a talented radio presenter who has worked with the Vuwani-based community radio station, Vuwani FM, as a producer and presenter on programmes such as Ria Vuwa, Rudzani Mbilu, Jam Jam Love, as well as on a youth programme called Our Youth on Ntumbu Mapfura Online Radio. Because of her unique radio presenting skills, she was invited to be a co-host and presenter on the Venda podcast in January last year.
Jayler Tee Miss j-Tee is also the brand ambassador of Kimmychickfashion Festival Kenya 2023, and currently works with Limpopo Home Cinema as a scriptwriter. "The challenges I come across are funding projects, mental health, discrimination, promoting one's projects, music and events. Publishing delays and finding the right platform for publishing and advertising are sometimes hard, so it becomes a challenge altogether, with high competition. I sometimes need to change the way I do things and try a new approach, because everyone wants to win," she said.