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Sho Madjozi Is Apple Music’s Artist Of The Month
Sho Madjozi is really out getting her bag!
Published
2 years agoon

Kicking off 2019 on a high note Apple Music shines the New Artist Spotlight on energetic Xitsonga rapstar Sho Madjozi.
With a distinctive rap and fashion style inspired by her Xitsonga language and culture, Sho’s highly anticipated debut album, Limpopo Champions League was released on the 14th of December 2018.
The album also features her hit Swahili language single “Huku”, which put her on high rotation, and ‘Wakanda Forever’, featuring Nigerian artist Ycee, which celebrates Madjozi’s love for African heritage. The album also saw her work with South African rap luminary Kwesta on “Wa Penga Na?”
The song ‘KONA’, an exhilarating affirmation of her Tsonga culture verbalizes that Tsonga people belong everywhere, while the lively track ‘Don’t Tell Me What to Do’ is a fun rift of a carefree African girl.
The album also features her hit Swahili language single “Huku”, which put her on high rotation, and ‘Wakanda Forever’, featuring Nigerian artist Ycee, which celebrates Madjozi’s love for African heritage. The album also saw her work with South African rap luminary Kwesta on“Wa Penga Na?”
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Madjozi whose real name is M8aya Wegerif grew up travelling the African continent with her father who worked for NGOs in countries like Tanzania, Senegal and beyond. This continent-wide upbringing has inspired her Pan African creative outlook and sound.
First, launching herself as Maya The Poet, Madjozi started out ghost-writing lyrics for other rappers. It was Okmalumkoolkat who encouraged her to rap herself and featured her on his hit single “Gqi”.
These days Madjozi is a headline act at high-level gigs across the continent and intentionally. Her recent performance at The Global Citizen Festival alongside international superstars like Chris Martin, Pharrell Williams, Ed Sheeran, as well as Beyonce and Jay-Z, confirmed her rising star.
Speaking about her selection as Apple Music’s first New Artist Spotlight for 2019 Sho Madjozi said: “Wow what a time to be young, African and living in the time of Gqom! I’m so excited that the Apple Music team is as excited for this movement as we are. It’s an honour to be in their new artist spotlight. I’m so happy I could cry.”
The Apple Music New Artist Spotlight is an artist development feature where a light is shone on a new South African artist each month, giving them four weeks of editorial support across the Apple Music ecosystem as a Hero artist, inclusion in the Mzansi Hits Room and key Apple Music playlists such as The A-List: South Africa, Best of the Week, Gqom Nation and more.
Previous South African artists to have benefited from The Apple Music New Artist Spotlight include, Simmy, Dope Saint Jude, Darkie Fiction, A Year On Earth, Dutchkid, Emerger, Thandi Ntuli, The Big Hash, Diamond Thug, Sun-El Musician, Shekhinah, Shane Eagle, Elandre, Sketchy Bongo, Amanda Black, Babes Wodumo, Sipho The Gift, Johnny Cradle, Tholwana, Lucy Kruger, Moonga K, Josh Kempen and Alice Phoebe Lou.
With over 50 million songs, Apple Music offers a free 3-month trial with no commitment and is ad-free. Apple Music is available on iPhone and iPad and also for download from Google Play for Android devices.
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The South African music industry and the public on Saturday mourned the sad news of ntate Jonas Gwangwa’s passing. Further to being celebrated for cultivating a stellar catalogue of timeless classic world renowked, Gwangwa is also noted for his indelible contributions to the fight against Apartheid.
According to Times Live, the Jazz legend narrowly escaped death when his home was blown up by security forces in 1985.
President Cyril Ramaphosa shared condolences through Twitter on Saturday, lauding Ntate Jonas Gwangwa for his boldness and bravery.
A giant of our revolutionary cultural movement and our democratic creative industries has been called to rest; the trombone that boomed with boldness and bravery, and equally warmed our hearts with mellow melody has lost its life force.#RIPJonasGwangwa pic.twitter.com/hlg4PyKQl4
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 #StaySafe (@CyrilRamaphosa) January 23, 2021
RiSA, the Recording Industry issued a statement in which they express their grief over the death of a giant.
It is with deep sadness that we learn of the passing away of Ntate Jonas Mosa Gwangwa today. A legend of music and the pride of South Africa. Through his trombone that reverberated across the world he made us proud as a cultural ambassador during the dark days of apartheid. He is a recipient of the SA Music Awards Lifetime Achievement (SAMA6) in recognition of his work that spans decades. We as The Recording Industry of South Africa send our condolences to the Gwangwa family, friends, his supporters and the music loving public of South Africa and the world. It’s indeed the end of a glorious era.
Condolences have continued pouring in on social media.
Music
Mlindo The Vocalist Collabs with Nathi in New Single ‘Imali’
Joburg ‘ballers on a budget’ have given them the blues.
Published
2 months agoon
Dec 11, 2020Mlindo The Vocalist on Friday made a big return to the music scene through the release of his brand new single ‘Imali’. This time the KZN native has partnered with Nathi.
Of the collab, Mlindo the Vocalist said: “ I am a big fan of Nathi and I am so honoured to have him on the song with me. I actually can’t really believe that I have a song with Nathi!“ said the ‘Egoli’ hit maker.
The song soulfully explores the age-old experience that countless South Africans have had to undertake of moving to Johannesburg to work and support their families back home. It also describes the pain of becoming successful and people only see you as a meal ticket.
“A lot of people know how it feels to be financially responsible for your family – black tax – and sometimes even your friends. You don’t even enjoy going out anymore because everyone looks to you when the bill comes,” said Mlindo.
Stream or Download ‘Mali’ here: Mlindo.lnk.to/MFN
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TRACE Confirms Season 2 of Khuli Chana’s ‘The Originators’
It’s a positive nod for the show’s return.
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Dec 10, 2020Hosted by hip hop superstar Khuli Chana ‘The Originators’ an eight-part series got a resounding positive nod from viewers and will return for a second season in 2021. Profiling hip hop royalty like Kwesta, Nadia Nakai, PH and A-Reece, the programme gave audiences a closer, more intimate look into the lives of their favourite musicians.
Having to adapt to a dramatic global change in mindset across all industries this year, Trace made some moves to creatively navigate the new norm by focusing on gender equality and also deliver a slew of new shows like The Originators, All Black Sessions, and House of Trace.
TRACE original content like ‘HOUSE OF TRACE’ offered viewers the closest thing to ‘LIVE’ entertainment, from the safety of their homes, during lockdown from the global pandemic. The fiery 18-episode series ALL BLACK SESSIONS showcased an array of known and upcoming South African DJ’s, across various genres. With the large increase in various show formats to the off-the-cuff programming solutions, Trace switched up the content grids across all their channels: Trace Urban, Trace Gospel and Trace Africa.
With the grid upgrade, TRACE URBAN today confirmed a total of 21 new shows including TOP 10 GQOM, R&B VIBEZ, REWIND and FEMME HOUR. New inclusion to the channel’s grid is BTB, an exciting show which will profile and showcase the best ‘Newbies’ on the music scene. A selection of dope revamped Countdown shows is another fresh addition to the channel’s offering.
TRACE GOSPEL will double its local content programming with a total of 15 shows including popular listings PRAISE VIBES, SOUNDS OF SOUTH AFRICA, STAR UP and BEST AFRICA 10. With the success of TRACE GOSPEL came a competition to win a music video production sponsored by TRACE as an initiative to boost the career of an up and coming artist. The official winner RAJEY’s music video for song Tendre Ami, premiered 2 December 2020.
“With the entertainment industry being so badly affected this year, the Trace team focused on positive change for the audience and local talent alike,with our on-going commitment to ensure artist empowerment on the continent, inclusion and equality for all.. This year not only set into motion so many new and innovative ideas that were initiated onto the channel, but also propelled us in the right direction for years to come” shared Trace’s Managing Director – Southern Africa & Regional Director Anglophone Africa Valentine Gaudin-Muteba.
You can find Trace Urban on DStv channel 325, Trace Africa (DStv channel 326) and Trace Gospel (DStv channel 332) for your best local, International and African content. Alternatively, keep it locked on Trace social media platforms:
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