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SANDY B BIOGRAPHY
Sandy B is one name has never faded in the South African music scene. This talented producer, singer and record label president started singing in front of a large audience when he was still six. When he started school, Enyosini LP School he became a member of the school choir. Since then he never looked back. Sandy B is on artist who never disappoint when it comes to his vocal ability and expirience in entertaining his fans. When he relocated to Chesterville in the late 80's, he joined the local recording and one of the yester years Gospel group, The Living Voices. During those years he was one of the active school choir members and soloist. Later Sandy B was approached by The Young Olives. They were also so popular with a lot of touring around the country. They recorded a number of albums together before he tried his solo career. Seeing his potetial one of the Young Olives drummers, Norris Tucker introduced him to Trevin Jenkins who was looking for a guy to start an Afro Pop band with. Sandy B and Trevin formed a group called Paradox in the early 90's. They did a number of night club shows until Trevin decided to move to
For about two years, he was the only artist that came from his province who is doing this music. As much as he was given the title 'KZN Kwaito King' that did not go down well with him because he knew that Kwaito music was not his destination. He is a singer who like to touch people's hearts with his powerful voice. He released 5 albums dominated by Kwaito instead of Afro Pop, RnB and Soul, which he is comfortable with. Sandy B has colaborated with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, international Dancehall star Paulino YQ, Joyous Celebrations Mthunzi Namba, Dolly Rathebe,
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"DJ TAAIBOS"
Dj Taaibos grew up at Mevamhlophe and moved to Mandlankala in 1994.
He fell in love with music when his older brother started a band with his school
mates in 1996.During an absence of a keyboardist, they could ask him to
come and play keyboard for them.Later on he started composing songs after the inspiration of Mdu Masilela and E'smile of Skeem in 1996.
In 2002 he sacrified with the money his parents have saved for matric dance and recorded his first demo as Tee Pee.He was named as the one of the top five finalists in Youth Against Crime Music Competition held at Esikhawini in 2002.In 2004 he came in 2nd place at Umhlathuze music competition in Hip-Hop category.
After getting no recording deal he recorded his 2nd demo in 2003 (hip-hop and r n b). It also didn't go well even though every individuals was taken by his perfoming skills. In 2005 his brother and friends formed a group of 4 including him called Pemas Crew. As a lead singer in the group,there were things he was not happy about in the group. So he planned to moved to Durban and focus on his solo career,knowing that he's capable of programming,composing,rap and sing Kwaito,R n B,Hip-Hop and House music.
He added his skills as undergone a dj skills training at Chilli Soul in 2008.As he believed in tight beats as he favourite dj is DJ Gregory.At school they used to call him T'boss.So he combined the named "tight-beats" and "T'boss" to TIGHT BOSS = TAAIBOS.
So look out for his debut album called DJ TAAIBOS - IT'S TIGHT BOSS.
BIOGRAPHY of NYAKANYAKA
Mondli "Nyakanyaka" Dlamini was born and bred at KwaMashu, one of Durban's former roughest and most notorious townships.
When he was growing up, he was a skillful midfielder-cum-goal poacher. His teammates then named him after a former Amazulu and Bafana Bafana 's engineroom Joseph "Nyakanyaka" Mlaba. He passionately fell in love with music while he was doing Grade 10 at the Eastbury Secondary in Phoenix.
In 1995, Nyakanyaka formed a hip hop outfit Strikers along with two childhood
friends. Unfortunately, one member passed away and the group disbanded. However, Nyakanyaka never gave up on his childhood dream. He formed another hip hop group called Outcome in the following year.
Having passed his matriculation with the flying colours in the same year, his mother wanted him to study in any reputable tertiary institution. Instead of following his mother's instruction to the latter, Nyakanyaka and three friends formed a kwaito group called Kasi and entered a music competition held at the Obsession night club in Durban. Luckily, they won it and then given a chance to curtain-raised for a nationally-acclaimed kwaito artist Thebe.
In 2000, afro- jazz muso Fundile Mdingi introduced Kasi to one of the renowned producers in South Africa Alcupoem who hooked them up with a certain guy who owned a recording studio in Durban. Once again, it did not work out. Nyakanyaka then went back to school to study a one-year course of Sales and Marketing at the Durban University of Technology through a learnership.
There after, he reluctantly quit music and worked for a fashion retailer.
In 2006, Fundile once again emerged and convinced Nyakanyaka to come back to music. After a thorough persuasion, Nyakanyaka succumbed and joined Fundile, Sosha, Mdu to form another kwaito group called Footprint. Eugine "Alcupoem" Mpulo helped them to clinch a recording deal with a Hugh Masekela's recording company Chessa.
The Footprint released their breakthrough hits Singaphandle.
Although it achieved great success and was widely seen to be at kwaito's forefront, Nyakanyaka decided to go solo. He says he does not like hardcore kwaito style, because of its lack of a message and tendency to focus on dancing and pleasure rather than on the plethora of social problems that exist in South Africa.
Nyakanyaka is evidently impacting the South African scene with her debut album (released through Eyedears label) titled Sonke. This album announces an arrival of substantial new talent on the country's dance music scene.
He has roped in most of sought-after producers like Alcupoem, Mondli Ngcobo of M World, Fundile Mdingi ,Lindelani Mkhize of Joyous Celebration fame and evegreen sound-engineer Dave Segal who used to worked with the late South African king of reggae Lucky Dube. This 13 tracks CD boasts a long line-up of talented musicians such as Sosha,Langs, Ladiva and Qpeedo to mention but a few.
It draws together his singing, perfoming and songwriting gifts into one immensely lovable package that will find a place with an ever-expanding base of quality music lovers who will respond with enthusiasm to his astonishingly sophisticated sound that yet always remain grounded in Durban's soil.
It is jam-packed with vibey hip-shake inducing house jams and also has a crossover appeal in it with fresh sound that makes it an exciting and vibrant album. It features gems like Woza and Uyinjabulo Yami. He has an ability to perform and dominates stage with the ease of an individual born to entertain. His way with a song on a live stage was first evident on music competition where the singer and his friends made it into the top two and during his performance, earned a devoted network of fans drawn to Nyakanyaka's magic.
He also features in Msawawa's song Ushay'Irobhothi and Ntokozo's video of her latest hit Hello. He wrote lyrics for DJ Sox's hit Sasho. Nyakanyaka has shared a stage with renowned musicians such as Boom Shaka, Sandy B, Tzozo en Professor, Lvovo Derrango, Thebe, to mention but a few.
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