The moment that everybody was waiting for, the crowd came alive as Khuli Chana stepped on stage at Thys Joint in Jouberton, Klerksdorp at the Last Sunday of 2013 Celebration on December 29.
Khuli performed his biggest hits “Tswa Daar”, “Monate ho ba wena” and “No Mo Hunger”.
Just before performing “No Mo Hunger” Khuli Chana said, “I remember the time when Thys was still running his night club from a house. Now Thys has bought this big place, the new Thys Joint. Thys o ja monate nou (Thys is doing well now). There is no more hunger for Thys.”
Owner of Thys Joint, Thys Moyawa said of Khuli Chana, “before Khuli became famous he used to hang around a lot in Klerksdorp. He used to frequent my night club at my house a lot.”
Thys said that Khuli has come a long way since those days and that he is proud of Khuli now. “Khuli is the future. He is too powerful. I am happy for his success. He is the King of South African Hip Hop,” said Thys.
Khuli was gracious enough to mention other South African Hip Hop Stars during his performance. He performed “Jealousy” by AKA. He also mentioned the song “Gata lenna” by JR. Khuli also sang along to the song “Bosso ke mang” by HHP.
He asked the crowd “Bosso ke man?” (Who is the boss?). The crowd said Khuli is the boss but Khuli said, “I am not the boss. You know who the boss is?” Khuli pointed towards the sky and said, “Mr Mandela is the boss.”
Khuli also performed with his old group Morafe.
Khuli said of Klerksdorp, “Klerksdorp is real, no one is pretentious. If people don’t like you in Klerksdorp you will know. The love in Klerksdorp is real. We started here with Morafe in Klerksdorp. That is where we recorded the “The whole thing”. That song was actually recorded in Klerksdorp. So Klerksdorp is really special to us.”
On whether he will be back soon in Klerksdorp, Khuli said, “Yes, as long as Papa Thys calls us when there is fun. We will come.”
Local Hip Hop group “Cheezanator” did a curtain raiser performance for Khuli Chana.
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