Mthokozisi “DJ Tira” Khathi

Uma ucabanga ngomculo weKwaito, iGqom nobumnandi eThekwini namaphethelo ngeke ushiye ngaphandle uDj Tira. Kulesi siqeshana sibheka umlando kaDj Tira insizwa ezakhele udumo kwezomculo ngokuba uDj aphinde aphathe inkampani i-Afrotainment engenye yezinkampani zomculo ehamba phambili eNingizimu Afrika. DJ Tira UDJ Tira ogama lakhe langempela uMthokozisi Khathi, wazalwa ngo-Agasti 24, 1976 endaweni yakwaHlabisa, KwaZulu Natali.  Wafunda amabanga … Read more

uMshado kaBabes Wodumo noMampintsha

Bekukuhle kudelile ngenyanga edlule kugcagcelwa isilomo saseThekweni kwelikaBhanana esicula umculo wekwaito neGqomu uMandla Maphumulo odume ngelikaMampantsha kwezobumnandi eshadelwa inguduso yakhe uBongekile Simelane edume kakhulu ngegama lika Babes Woduma ocula umculo weGqom aziwa kakhulu ngawo. Abebehambele lomshado abawuvali umlomo ngobuhle bawo kanti nasezinkundleni zokuxhumana izithombe zawo lomshado beziyinsambatheka impela kuhle komchilo wesidwaba ziwundabamlonyeni nakubo abamaphepha, imisakazo … Read more

Usayimbe ngqi iGqomu uDJ Lag

ULwazi Asanda Gwala odume ngelikaDJ Lag unguDJ aphinde abe ngumdidiyeli wamarekhodi aseThekwini osezinze phesheya e-United Kingdom (UK) ngenxa yomsebenzi. uDJ Lag ozalwe elokishini lase-Clermont uthathwa njengenkosi yomculo weGqomu, ungomunye wabantu ababambe iqhaza elikhulu ukuvula indlela emkhakheni wolo mculo kusukela uqala ngo-2010. Usayimbe ngqi kulomkhakha weGqom’ uDJ Lag yize abantu abaningi bebengabaza ukuthi lisazoqhubeka yini isasasa … Read more

USipho Gumede

USipho Gumede wazalwa zingu-17 Aphreli 1952. Wazalelwa endaweni yase Cator Manor kusayindawo yamaNdiya kuphela eThekwini. Waba nothando lomculo esangumfanyana  edlala isiginci sokuzakhela kanye nomtshingo (penny whistle) nabangani bakhe. Basuswa endaweni yase Cator Manor nguhulumeni wobadlululo, eseminyaka engu-12 wayesehlala endaweni eyamakhaya ngaphandle kwaseMlazi. Ngesikhathi ehlala kulendawo wafunda okuningi ngomculo  nangokwehlukana kwawo efunda emishandweni nasemingcwabeni. Wayechitha iskhathi  … Read more

Ubani u-Okmalumkoolkat?

USmiso Zwane odume ngelika Okmalumkootkat, wazalwa mhlaka 27 Julayi 1983 elokishini laseMlazi, eThekwini. Unguculi we-rap, abe ngumbhali wamaculo, abe wumdansi wezitayela aphinde abe yilungu neqembu lababili i-Dity Paraffin esebenzisana noZamani Xolo odume ngelika noDokta Spizee.  Ngemuva kokuphothula iziqhu zakhe ze-Art Design eVega School of Communication, wabhekisa amabombo eGoli ukuveza ithalente lakhe. Egoli ilapho ahlangana khona … Read more

UDavid Masondo

U-David Masondo wazalelwa e-Hammersdale, eThekwini ngo-1950. Waqala umsebenzi wakhe wezomculo, wenza izingoma emalokishini njenge-Groovy Boys. Kamuva wasungula i-Soul Brothers, iqembu eliphumelele le-South African soul concept (umbhaqanga), isitayela se-jazz esifakwe ngesiZulu esaduma sathandwa ngo-1960. Wayengumbhali wazo zonke izingoma zeqembu, futhi engumculi ohola phambili weqembu. I-Soul Brothers iqophe ama-albhamu angaphezu kuka-30 selokhu yasungulwa ngo-1974. Leli qembu belimatasa … Read more