Khwezi Sifunda, better known as Khwezi (born in Pietermartizburg,

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and businessman.

History

Khwezi is the founder and CEO of WeAreAfriKa. He gained popularity by being named as a feature artist on 5FM, South Africa's most popular radio station, as an artist on Rocking The Republic, a feature show on the radio station. Khwezi has worked with or written for notable artists/producers such as

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. On 1 June 2016 Khwezi founded "MBK" a London based company and presently serves as the CEO.

Musical career

On 11 June 2014 he signed with

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. He released his debut single "Top of the World" on 17 April 2015. He got his first career number 1 record on May 24, 2015 when "Top of the World" reached the top spot on the OFM local music charts. On 7 August 2015 he released the Babylon EP as a digital download on

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. Khwezi's track 'Feeling High', released on the independent American record label 'Bonfire Records' has gained over 2.1 million streams on streaming service

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Awards and nominations

OFM Awards

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are held annually by the South African Radio Station

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Discography

References

External links

*https://soundcloud.com/khweziofficial *http://www.beatport.com/artist/probsnmayhem *https://archive.today/20130421203156/http://www.5fm.co.za/djs/Catherine/blog/rocking-the-republic-probsnmayhem/send-share {{DEFAULTSORT:Khwezi Living people 1993 births South African record producers South African electronic dance music DJs