GROOVE METER…..WHO’S HOT?
Mafikizolo
From our beautiful
continent of Africa, we
check out who is
rocking the airwaves,
giving us spectacular
videos and definitely
winning awards for
doing what they love to
do. Here’s who is hot
on our meter.
Tiwa Savage
Name: Tiwatope Savage Balogun
Age: 33
Country: Nigeria
Record Label: Mavin Records
Claim to fame: Her fun single,
"Kele kele Love" in 2010
Current hit song: "Eminado"
featuring Don Jazzy
Why she's hot? Tiwa Savage is
HOT! She's got a great voice. A
great body. She's beautiful and
she can really dance. Tiwa is no
stranger to the music industry
especially on the international
Members: Theo Kgosinkwe and
Nhlanhla Nciza
Country: South Africa
Record label: Kalawa Jazmee
Claim to fame: “Lotto” from
their 1999 album ‘Gate Crashers’.
scene as she started off as a
backing vocalist to George
Micheal, Mary J Blige, Blu
Cantrell, Emma Bunton, Chaka
Khan, Kelly Clarkson, Andrea
Bocelli and has performed on stage
with 50 Cent, The Black Eyed
Peas, Eminem and Destiny's Child,
to name but a few. Quite
impressive! And she co-wrote the
track "Collard Greens &
Cornbread" on Fantasia Barrino’s
Grammy-nominated album Back
to Me. She's also written
for Babyface, Kat Deluna, Monica
and Mýa. She released her debut
album, "Once Upon a Time" on 3
July 2013.She has won many
Nigerian awards and is a nominee
at the 2013 Channel O African
Music Video Awards in the Most
Gifted Female Video category for
her song "Without My Heart".
This sister is one talented and
hardworking diva.
Current hit: “Happiness”
featuring May D which is not
only charting on the hottest TV
music stations but is definitely a
party hit and club banger.
Why they’re hot? Mafikizolo
have stood the test of time
moving from the 90s when they
were all kwaito, then getting
into the 21st century with an
Afro-pop sound ,( which is a
fusion of kwaito, mbaqanga,
afro-jazz and kwela, not
forgetting other African sounds),
that has become their trademark
and definitely winning them
several awards including 2013’s
SAMA awards and they won the
2013 Channel O AMVA for the
song “Khona” in the Most Gifted
Dance Video and were nominees
in the most Gifted Video Of The
Year category.
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