Maybe you don’t already know that South African cool kid Toya Delazy is headed to Harare on the 21st of October 2016 for her continent wide ‘Toya Rocking The City’ Tour.
Now that you do, save the date and enjoy some quick facts that’ll get you acquainted with her.
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Her real name is Latoya Buthelezi.
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She is a real princess. Toya is the granddaughter of Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi and also great-great granddaughter of Zulu King, Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo.
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At the age of nine she began learning to play piano and compose music. In 2009 she had graduated from the University of KwaZulu-Natal with a degree in jazz piano.
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She has her own record label, Delazy Entertainment.
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She was nominated for Best International Act at the 2013 BET Awards.
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She also took the title of Best Pop Album and Newcomer of the Year at the 2013 South African Music Awards.
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She does not like bouncers at clubs. Haabhigwe nema monya!
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She has her own genre which she calls J.E.H.P. This is a mixture of Jazz, Electro, Hip Hop and Pop.
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She has two studio albums, Due Drop and Ascension.
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She has been spotted several times wearing Zimbabwean jewellery from Ndau Collection!
Find out how you can WIN TICKETS to Toya’s show in Harare here
Kirkpatrick Chidamba
