Benn Gilbert Kamoto (born 14 June 1990), better known by his stage name Gemini Major, is a Malawian-born South African record producer and singer-songwriter. He was signed to

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, a South African independent record label founded by

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Early life and career

Gemini Major finished high school in 2007 and graduated in I.T. in 2009. In the same year, he moved to

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, South Africa to pursue his dream as an artist and record producer. He has produced for a number of artists in a variety of genres including R&B, hip-hop, house, dancehall, pop and gospel. His portfolio includes production used in TV shows such as ''Gold Diggers'', ''Forever Young'' and ''Mo Love''. In 2013 he moved to

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. After a chance meeting with

and his team at a video shoot for a song that Major had produced, he joined the

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team. In the wake of the release of

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's hit single "Juice Back", Major has become the go-to producer for some of South Africa's leading hip hop artists. In 2015 Major was nominated for Producer of the Year at the South African Hip Hop Awards alongside South Africa's best hip hop producers such as

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, Ganja Beats and Tweezy. He released a single named, "Church" on 28 September 2017. On November 20, 2020, his EP ''Slum Kid'' was released in South Africa. It features

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, AKA, The Big Hash and

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Discography

Albums

Singles

As lead artist

Production discography

Singles produced

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Major, Gemini 1990 births Living people Musicians from Gauteng Singers from Johannesburg South African record producers South African reggae musicians Malawian record producers 21st-century Malawian male singers Malawian emigrants to South Africa English-language singers from South Africa