Mandla Mashakeni, professionally known as Soa Mattrix is a South African DJ and music producer. Born and raised in

Soweto Soweto () is a Township (South Africa), township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for ''South Western T ...

, Mattrix musical interest began at the age of 10 in 2008. Soa rose to prominent through his single "Uthando" (2020) featuring Soulful G and Shaun, which became commercially successful. The song was certified double Platinum in South Africa. His collaborative studio album ''Tintswalo'' (2021), was certified Gold by the

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(RiSA).

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Sounds of Africa'' (2021) * ''Akani'' (2024)

Collaborative albums

* ''Tintswalo'' (2021) (with DJ Maphorisa)

Singles

As lead artist

Achievements

South African Music Awards

! , - , rowspan=2, 2024 , "Mina Nawe" , RAV Music Video of the Year , ,

South African Amapiano Music Awards

! , - , 2021 , "Uthando" featuring Soulful G, Shaun , rowspan=2, Song of the Year , , , - , rowspan=2, 2023 , "Mina Nawe" featuring Mashudu, Emotionz DJ , , rowspan=2, , - , Himself , Best Music Producer ,

Lesotho Music Awards

, - , 2023 , Himself , Best International Act ,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mattrix, Soa Living people 1998 births 21st-century South African musicians South African DJs Amapiano musicians South African record producers People from Soweto