By Katlego Sekhu Today marks the birthday of singer/songwriter and record label boss Zakes Bantwini. In honour of his special day, his wife Nandi Madida pens a heartfelt message to him. "Where do I even begin? Happy birthday to a man who has really taught me what it means to be absolutely spiritually aligned with the universe," she writes. "I remember you were writing and producing Osama and were on […]
Kaya 959 Reporter Zakes Bantwini (41), real name Zakhele Madida has shared his adventures in New York on social media. Bantwini was spotted rubbing shoulders with American rapper, record producer, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur Pharrell Williams. Zakes posted several classy images, and the caption indicated that they met at a Global Citizen event, he wrote "With music, we can create change. Big shout out to my brother in music @pharrell & […]
Kaya 959 Reporter Zakes Bantwini, a South African musician, has been working on some music that is almost ready to be heard. Bantwini has revealed that he is working on a new project called 'ABANTU' on social media. At three upcoming event series in 2022, also branded 'ABANTU,' the Osama hitmaker said he will showcase new music and work on new partnerships. Msaki, Tresor, Shimza, Skye, and Fuel, among others, […]
By Tamlyn Canham Lasizwe came under fire recently after he was spotted partying a few days after revealing he had checked into a mental health facility. The YouTube sensation's fans questioned why the facility would let him out to party. A viral clip shared on Twitter shows Lasizwe dancing to Zakes Bantwini's 'Osama'. "I thought Lasizwe was at a mental health facility moes," one Twitter wrote. ALSO READ: Zakes Bantwini's son […]
By Tamlyn Canham Zakes Bantwini's son Shaka is a big fan of his hit single, 'Osama'. Shaka loves the track so much that he wants to sing along with his dad on stage. Nandi Madida shared a clip of their son "auditioning" for the performance. "This is getting serious! @zakesbantwini twin and son @shakamadida just auditioned this morning for his dad as he wants to perform with him on stage, […]
By: Poelano Malema Miss SA 2021 officials have revealed the names of the artists who will be performing at the pageant. “At this year’s pageant finale we are bringing you the best of local talent ready to entertain and bring the audience to their feet!” it wrote on Instagram. The Ndlovu Youth Choir will be making an appearance at the ceremony. The choir put South Africa on the map in […]
By Tamlyn Canham One of the world's biggest deejays is showing South African musician, Zakes Bantwini, some love. Los Angeles-based DJ, Diplo, added Zakes’ hit single single, 'Osama', to his playlist. Zakes took to Instagram to share a clip of Diplo playing the song during one of his recent sets. "Thank you @diplo for showing love," he captioned the video. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zakes Bantwini […]
By Tamlyn Canham Nandi Madida dished out some classy shade when asked about comments DJ Black Coffee made about Zakes Batwini's hit song, 'Osama'. YouTube sensation Lasizwe grilled Nandi about the "saga" during the latest episode of 'Drink or Tell the Truth'. Lasizwe asked the singer how she felt about Black Coffee saying her husband's song is not original. The DJ described ‘Osama’ as a "nice" song on Twitter but told […]
By: Poelano Malema Zakes Bantwini has finally released his hit single, 'Osama'. The song came out on Friday, 10 September, and Mzansi can't get enough of it. It has been trending on Twitter as #1 and stars such as Ayanda Thabethe, Lasizwe, Blue Mbombo, and Natasha Thahane gave it a thumbs up. "Big story today, Everyone is talking about OSAMA and we trending at no.1 on Twitter, thank you 🙏🏿 OSAMA […]
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