Bonginkosi Dlamini

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Bonginkosi Dlamini (born April 24, 1977 in Soweto ) is a South African musician, actor and television presenter, who is known by his stage name Zola . The name is derived from the township Zola in the south of Soweto, where Dlamini grew up.

biography

Dlamini's hometown, the township of Zola, is known nationwide for its social problems as well as for the numerous musicians it has produced. Dlamini grew up there in an environment with high unemployment, alcoholism and violent crime. As a teenager he was imprisoned for stealing a car.

Career

Dlamini became known around the turn of the millennium as an actor in the second season of the television series Yizo Yizo . There he took on the popular role of gangster Papa Action from a similar-looking actor from the first season.

As a musician, Zola is one of the most successful representatives of the South African kwaito genre. In 2000 he released his debut album uMdlwembe, known for his dark style, which reflects Dlamini's tough childhood and youth and is heavily oriented towards hip-hop . Dlamini is not only active as a singer, but also writes and produces. On the tenth anniversary of the death of hip-hop musician Tupac Shakur († September 13, 1996), he posthumously released an album by Shakur. Furthermore, Dlamini is often involved in charity purposes. On July 7, 2007, he performed at the Live Earth concert in Randburg , a district of Johannesburg . He was also on stage in Germany with Peter Maffay . Dlamini also sings in two songs on the Mattafix album Rhythm & Hymns .

Dlamini also appeared as a film actor. In 2004 he starred in the film Drum - Truth at Any Price (2004). A year later he provided the soundtrack for the Oscar- winning film Tsotsi (2005), in which he also played the role of a gangster.

From 2002 to 2010 he presented the documentary soap Zola 7 , named after him, on the South African broadcaster SABC 1 , in which he fulfilled the wishes of the participants. In 2015, he returned to television with the show Utatakho , helping children identify their biological fathers. In 2018 his new docu-reality show Hope with Zola started , in which Dlamini helps South African communities to solve social problems and initiate sustainable development.

Awards

  • 2001: Metro FM Awards
    • Song of the Year - Ghetto Scandalous
    • best album of the year - Umldwembe
    • best Kwaito album - Umldwembe
  • South African Music Awards
    • Artist of the year 2002
    • best soundtrack - Yizo Yizo
    • best music video - Ghetto Scandalous
    • best Kwaito album - Umdlwembe
  • 2004: Kora Award in the category Best Video Southern Africa
  • 2005: South African Music Awards: Audience Award Artist of the Year for Bhambatha

Discography

  • 2000: Umdlwembe
  • 2002: Khokhovula
  • 2004: Bhambatha
  • 2005: Ibutho
  • 2009: Impepho
  • 2011: Unyezi
  • 2014: Intathakusa

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Kwaito Generation: Inside Out. 90.9 WBUR, accessed on January 8, 2019 .
  2. ^ A b c Douglas Rogers: Straight outta Jo'burg. In: The Guardian. June 20, 2002, accessed January 8, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c n.n .: Zola: the townships' beating heart. In: The Independent . April 14, 2006, accessed January 8, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Sabelo Mkhabela: How Zola's debut album forever changed kwaito. In: Mail & Guardian. April 26, 2017, accessed January 8, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Zola at laut.de , accessed on January 17, 2015
  6. ↑ Kgomotso Moganedi: The return of Zola 7? In: Daily Sun. January 15, 2015, accessed January 8, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Kemong Mopedi: Bonginkosi 'Zola' Dlamini back with a bang. In: Destiny Man. June 15, 2015, accessed January 8, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Aubrey Mothombeni: Zola 7 back with new telly show. In: The Sowetan. September 2, 2018, accessed January 9, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Dlamini, Bonginkosi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zola
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African singer, actor and presenter
DATE OF BIRTH April 24, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Soweto , South Africa