Ugandan singer Joshua Baraka believes you do not need formal training to be a great artist, but rather to realise what particular aspect you are talented at and groom it into something better.While on the Grab a Coffee podcast, Baraka, who has, in recent years, turned himself into a global music sensation, said that most popular musicians did not go to school to learn music.He, however, tips the younger generation to make use of platforms like YouTube whenever they find out what they are talented at and polish it with more knowledge and skills they can find online.Kalifah AgaNaga: Vyroota is so underratedYou don’t really need formal training to start, but people can make use of platforms like YouTube to try and get pointers to be better at what they do. I genuinely believe sometimes you’re just talented and gifted at something.Sarz is a great producer, but he can’t play the piano. Music is more about perspective. You could be talented in one particular aspect, and if you nurture it, you will definitely go miles with it. As long as there is the seed of it, you can improve it. Unfortunately, most people don’t know what that seed is in their lives.The post Joshua Baraka: Use YouTube and polish your skills, formal training is not essential for artists appeared first on MBU.