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Zwai Bala
Birth nameMzwandile Bala
Born (1975-02-15) 15 February 1975 (age 49)
Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa
GenresKwaito, Gospel
Occupation(s)Rapper, singer, actor
Years active1997–present
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Zwai Bala (born 15 February 1975) is a South African kwaito and gospel musician.

Education

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Bala studied at the Drakensberg Boys' Choir School, near Winterton, KwaZulu-Natal, and matriculated at St Stithians College in 1994. He then pursued an online Master's Certificate in Orchestration for Film and Television at Berklee College of MusicinBoston.[1] He came to public attention in 1997 as a member of the kwaito group TKZee.[2]

Career

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When he was 11 years old, he entered The Shell Road to Fame talent show and reached the semi-finals. Together with school friends Kabelo Mabalane and Tokollo Tshabalala, he formed kwaito group TKZee. TKZee released their singles "Take It Eezy", holiday hit "Phalafala" and their top-selling "Shibobo",[3] which featured South Africa national football team player Benni McCarthy. Later, Bala began a solo musical career.

As a music director and producer, Bala has worked on musicals featuring Ali CampbellofUB40,[4] produced Grace from the two-time Grammy award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir,[5] and has been the featured soloist at the Classical FM–Lexus Soiree at the Sandton Intercontinental.[citation needed]

He was a celebrity contestant on the first season of the SABC 2 reality competition Strictly Come Dancing in 2006, partnered with professional ballroom dancer Kego Motshabi. The pair finished third.[6]

Songs

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Bala's recorded music include:

Television

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His television appearances include:[2]

Awards

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In 2002 he received a South African Music Award (SAMA) For his single "Lifted"[1] and in 2019 he, along with fellow TKZee members Kabelo Mabalane and Tokollo Tshabalala, received a SAMA award for Lifetime Achievement.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b James, Kamoche (10 April 2018). "Zwai Bala Biography".
  • ^ a b "Zwai Bala | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za.
  • ^ "SAMusic".
  • ^ "Ali Campbell – The Legendary Voice Of UB40 Reunited with Astro & Mickey release new album "Silhouette" ahead of Australian tour in December". Cooking Vinyl. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  • ^ "Grace – The Soweto Gospel Choir | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  • ^ "Strictly Come Dancing South Africa – Episode 1". Timely Passion.
  • ^ "TKZee's journey to being awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award". KAYA FM. 4 June 2019.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zwai_Bala&oldid=1222457291"

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