kwaito musician and star Mduduzi “Mandoza” Tshabalala age 38, lost his battle to cancer a year after he was diagnosed with Brain tumor, this man will go down in the history as the only kwaito artist and one of the few artist in south Africa to ever make the whole nation dance regardless of their skin color, social status or gender. The star is well known for his track Nkalakatha that was for a very long time a party theme and still to date holds much weight. Mandoza as he’s famously known was born in Soweto and at the age of 16 charged and arrested but a year later started a kwaito group called Chiskop. It was only in 1999 that he started a solo career selling more than 100,000 units with his album 9II5 Zola South.
He released the album Nkalakatha in 2000, which reached multi-platinum status. The title track became a crossover hit and reached the top of the charts on both traditionally black and white radio stations. This album won the Best Kwaito Music Album category and the album’s title track won the ‘Song Of The Year’ category at the South African Music Awards in 2001. Mandoza also won in 5 categories at the 2001 Metro Music Awards.
This music genius will forever be missed. Gone too soon May your Soul Rest in Peace Nkalakatha (Top DOG)
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