Music is just something to listen to for many but to Park University senior Andreas Tabu Muntu, it’s a talent and passion.

With big plans ahead, Muntu looks to showcase his other talent to the masses.

“I like to do music,” Muntu said. “I’ve been doing it since I can remember.”

Muntu said he can remember how it all began where he was born in central Africa when his mother discovering his gift for singing.

“It’s a memory I will always have, from when I was really young,” Muntu said. “There was music on the radio, and I was hanging out with my mom. I started singing the song on the radio and my mom stopped whatever she was doing and just listened to me.”

Muntu was only seven years old when his mom discovered he could sing.

Being that young, Muntu became very nervous when his mom wanted him to showcase his voice to guests who visited the house, he said.

“I remember her bringing men into the living room, telling everyone I could sing,” Muntu said.

“I never sang in front of my mom again since then,” Muntu said with a laugh.

Muntu’s mom placed him in the Catholic choir a little while later.

When Muntu got older, he quit the choir and he moved to West Africa to learn English. After finishing high school there he stopped doing music for a while and was focused on other things.

Muntu later applied and attended Park University to finish school. He is majoring in public relations. Although he likes the field of public relations, he realized he still had a passion for music.

“I felt like that’s what I was good at,” Muntu said. “Why not pursue it a little bit, while going to school.”

Since coming to that realization, Muntu has gotten back into music full blast and said he is dedicated to it more than ever. Recently, teaching himself the guitar, he now performs at several venues around Kansas City, Mo.

Muntu has also started his own music business called “Extol Vibration” with a couple of friends which he hopes becomes a vehicle to help other musicians get noticed by top music companies.

“We already have one musician under contract,” Muntu said. “We are currently developing him as an artist, so he can be able to be signed by a bigger label.”

With plans already laid out to expand the business, Muntu said he see’s big things in the future for Extol.

“In five or 10 years we want to be on the map,” Muntu said. “We want to be that business that gets shout out on TV when one of our artists makes it big.”

Even though starring a business takes time, patience and money, Muntu said he is ready for the challenge.