BY FIONA MOTSA
MBABANE – Bhunya will get into the festive season on a high note.
Legendary South African kwaito star Zola will be in the Kingdom of Eswatini for a One Man Show called ‘One Night with Guluva’.
The South African Legendary Kwaito star will be performing at Corner City at Bhunya on December 17, 2022.
This was confirmed by Home Ground Entertainment Organizer and Manager, Ayakhe Nhlabatsi, who is bringing the artist to Eswatini during an interview.
“Zola is loved and well known for his hit songs ‘Guluva’ which we have themed around. We are excited to be hosting the South African music legend in our lifetime.
“Zola will be having a One Man Show at Corner City and will be bringing artists under his label ‘Guluva Entertainment’. There will also be performances from our local artists on the day,” said Nhlabatsi.
Nhlabatsi further mentioned their entertainment stable had good relationships with South African artists as they had recently hosted musician, Makhadzi at the Wendy’s lodge in October.
“In October we brought Makhadzi at Wendy’s Lodge for the ‘Open Mic Show’ and the venue was packed to the brim. Zola 7 was supposed to perform on the day of Makhadzi but we had not finalized the deal at the time,” said Nhlabatsi.
According to Wikipedia, Zola , Bonginkosi Dlamini (born 24 April 1977), popularly known as Zola 7, is a South African kwaito musician, actor, writer, TV presenter and poet.
With a career spanning more than 20 years, Dlamini essentially got into music, releasing nine songs.
Zola is a philanthropist and through his show ‘Zola 7’ which aired on SABC 1, he helped a lot of people achieve their personal and social development goals.
Bonginkosi Dlamini has enjoyed success as a kwaito superstar, and is probably the most popular Kwaito artist in South Africa; Lance Stehr of Ghetto Ruff records has referred to Zola as “the second biggest brand in the country next to Nelson Mandela”. Zola not only performs but also writes and produces some of his own music, signing to the independent label Ghetto Ruff records. Zola is also the owner of the music company Guluva Entertainment.
