Khutso Steven Kgatle, better known by his stage name King Monada, is a South African singer, songwriter, and record producer.
He rose to fame after the release of his 2016 single "Ska Bhora Moreki" and "Malwedhe" (2018), which peaked #9 iTunes Chart and #54 Apple Music Chart. He is known for singing in the Khelobedu language, which are local dialects of
Northern Sotho
Northern Sotho, or as an endonym, is a Sotho-Tswana language spoken in the northeastern provinces of South Africa. It is sometimes referred to as or , its main dialect, through synecdoche.
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Life and career
Khutso Steven Kgatle was born on 25 November 1992 in
Tzaneen
Tzaneen () is a large tropical garden town situated in the Mopani District Municipality of the Limpopo province in South Africa. It is situated in a high rainfall fertile region with tropical and subtropical agriculture taking place in a region ...
in Limpopo. Monada has two brothers and two other siblings. He attended school at Sebone Primary School and Magoza High School where he dropped out in Grade 8 to pursue his career in music.
On 9 November 2018, Malwedhe was released and voted #2 on Ukhozi FM Song Of The Year.
Personal life
He is married to Lerato Ramawela and Cynthia Nthebatse Leon.
Discography
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Molamo'' (2016)
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Noka Yao Goma'' (2020)
Achievements
References
South African musicians
Living people
1992 births
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