Tumelo Manyoni known professionally as Mr JazziQ, is a South African

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DJ and record producer. He is best known for being a former member of the

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DJ duo,

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Early life and education

Mr JazziQ was born and raised in

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by his grandmother whilst his parents stayed in the north of

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. He attended Highlands North Boys’ High School.

Career

He started his DJ career at the early age of fourteen and producing at the age of sixteen. He started producing different music genres before he partnered with

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, who was also producing

before their collaboration. In March 2020, he released his first solo debut album ''0303''. The album featured singles such as "Askies", "Blue Skies" and "Hello Mo’Girl". His single "Askies" which featured singer

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and Fake Love was certified gold by

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. In August 2020, he released his first EP ''For The Babies'' which featured singers

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, Lady Du and Londie London. In October 2020, he released the album ''Maba Jabul’ Abantu'', which was a collaboration with Busta 929 and featured artists like Reece Madlisa, Zuma, Mpura,

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and 9umber. In November 2020, he was featured on

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's album ''My Side of The Story'' on the single "Makazi". In December 2020, he released the single "Umsebenzi Wethu". He has performed on the

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music television show, Lockdown House Party and in the finale of Idols South Africa Season 16. On January 5, 2021, he released the single "Amaneighbour" which featured

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, Reece Madlisa, Zuma and ThackzinDJ. The single peaked #7 on

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's Top 10 House Chart. He then released the single "Woza" which featured Lady Du, Boohle & Kabza De Small, and was also featured on Felo Le Tee's single "Nje Nje" alongside Reece Madlisa, Zuma, Mpura and Kabza De Small. On 23 April 2021, he released his second album ''Party With The English''. Mr JazziQ reflected on the inspiration behind the album:

"This is my first international push, even though I have been dropping music for a couple of years. I am extremely excited to introduce my work to the rest of the world. The genre is growing, and I want to take it to dancefloors around the globe".

On September 4, 2021, he performed live at the AmaFest Tour in the UK alongside local musicians Focalistic,

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, DBN Gogo and

. On August 11, 2022, he released his third album ''All You Need Is Piano''. The album features the duo Murumba Pitch,

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, Lady Du, Tsiki XII and F3 Dipapa.

Discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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