Mzekezeke

Hugely popular and masked kwaito singer from the South African township of Tembisa, north-east of Johannesburg.

He stormed into the public’s consciousness in 2002 as a mysterious voice on YFM Radio who would regularly phone famous kwaito artists, producers and TV actors -- and then harass them live on air. "He was a voice for the voiceless and said things people were afraid to say or had no platform to say." "His hilarious imitations of the average South African broken-English-speaking township person earned him a major following." When asked about a flight from Johannesburg to Heathrow, he replied, "We go very nice and get here very safe."

Signed to [url=http://www.discogs.com/label/TS+Records+(3)]TS Records[/url], Mzekezeke picked up the "Artist Of The Year" and "Song Of The Year" SAMA Awards in 2003.

Although the identity of the man wearing overalls and a balaclava remains unknown, rumours abound that it's the same person as his own label manager, DJ Sbu.

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