Young Zesh’s hit song “KaKhoza” has once again lit flames in the hearts of Eswatini art lovers after the the video for the song was released on Friday, September 9. The video garnered more than 10,000 views in the first 24 hours, and it has already surpassed 20,000 views in under a week. This is a record for Eswatini music videos.
“KaKhoza” is a single from Young Zesh’s debut album titled “Ligcebesha” which is heavily influenced by Eswatini culture. Young Zesh, an Afro-Pop and Hip Hop fusion sensation from Mvutjini, dropped the album in August and it has been on top of streaming charts for local music since.
The KaKhoza video showcases Young Zesh and Lyrikal Busta’s charismatic performance of the hit song, with a story that takes the viewer through the streets of Mbabane to Manzini. Emaswati have deeply resonated with the video, as shown by the number of views and the comments being posted in reaction to the video.
Here’s what some of the commenters had to say:
User 1: Am I the only one locabanga kutsi Young Zesh is the future of eSwatini
User 2: Young Zesh just made us forget about our heavy problems as a country…I recommend him as a United Nations peacekeeper! Shout out to my homeboy behind the wheel, Thabiso…hadn’t seen him in a while
User 3: Amazing vibes shout out to the team for being such an inspiration to us all–100 percent local
User 4: This video is really good, siyabonga Kwenu. Good work done, doesn’t go unseen ✊🏿 step by step. Siyabonga madoda it’s worth the wait 🇸🇿 Jengoba ningazange niphela emandla kuse dry kule-industry Ningapheli emandla namanje
User 5: Pure magic🔥Deserves Channel O and more🔥❤️watching live from Pretoria🔋
User 6: Wow we are proud of you guys as Swazis ♨️♨️♥️❤️ beautiful music video
The visuals for “KaKhoza” were filmed and directed by award winning Direktor Kwenu of Motion Skies, who has been behind a lot of award winning visuals in the country.
Young Zesh commented on the success of the video by saying, “Not everyone has seen the visuals for #Kakhoza please continue to share the link, we on the road to 20k views. Ngiya bonga kusekelwa ngini Maswati akitsi.”
