Every now and again a wave of talent hits the music industry!
One such artist riding the wave is newcomer Mashayebhuqe KaMamba.
Born Ntsikelelo Ndlovu, he creates digital maskandi that fuses traditional maskandi with futuristic sounds that will catch your ears from the first beat.
His single, Afrikan Lordz, firsthit the streets and earned him some popularity and in 2013 he dropped his EP, titled The Black Excellence Show.
The musician grew up in the small township of Emandeni in KZN and his family later moved to Eshowe.
He told Daily Sun: “I hated the rap music lifestyle, the baggy clothes and drugs, but I understand it now.
“Growing up I wanted to become an actor. A couple of friends and I would perform plays.
“We went to audition for a show at the SABC studios in Durban in 2006 and got ‘chosen’ for a movie.
“We had to come to Jozi and it turned out to be a scam.”
He said the good thing that came out of the trip was meeting and connecting with people from Joburg.
He was given a chance to be in a trio and get into music, but later went solo, becoming the artist we now know as Mashaya.
The term “digital maskandi” that describes his sound was started by outfit Dirty Paraffin. “I regard myself as an artist. “My family and friends have been my pillar of strength.”
He said music means life for him and he does not think there can be life without music: “It paints our struggle, emotions and who we are.”
Mashaya is influenced by the likes of the late Busi Mhlongo, James Blake, Kanye West, Simphiwe Dana and Thandiswa Mazwai.
He loves his own pictures and looks at them every day. Mashaya says he thinks of himself as a good actor, loves fashion and always makes an effort to step out looking good.
Performing at the Back To The City festival was one of the highlights of his career. Now he is all set to take the South African music scene by storm!
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