Thuthuka Wandile Zindlovu, prominently known as Dlala Thukzin is a South African DJ and record producer born and bred in

Lamontville Lamontville is a town in EThekwini in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Township south of Durban, on the Umlaas River and next to Mobeni Mobeni is a suburb of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and forms part of the heavily indust ...

KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is loca ...

. He is famous for his versatility of blending

amapiano Amapiano ( Zulu for "the pianos") is a style of house music that emerged in South Africa in the mid 2010s. It is a hybrid of deep house, jazz and lounge music characterized by synths and wide percussive basslines. It is distinguished by high-pi ...

and

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with

gqom Gqom () '(Igqomu) () is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged in the early 2010s from Durban, South Africa, pioneered largely by producer DJ Nathan_Medee, DJ Lag, Rudeboyz, Griffit Vigo, Mbreshcar SA and Citizen Boy. It was developed fr ...

. Zindlovu came to prominence subsequent to producing

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's "Umngan'wami" taken from her 2016 studio album ''Gqom Queen, Vol. 1''. In 2021, Thukzin released " Phuze" and " Phuze Remix" with

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from Zaba,

Mpura Mongezi Thomas Stuurman (22 September 1995 – 9 August 2021), known professionally as Mpura, was a South African rapper, fashion designer and record producer best known for his hit song "Umsebenzi Wethu". Early life and education Mpura was bor ...

, Sir Trill and Rascoe Kaos, the prior and latter certified Gold and Platinum respectively by the

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(RiSA). In 2023, he released "

iPlan "iPlan" is a song by South African DJ and record producer Dlala Thukzin taken from his extended play (EP) ''Permanent Music 3'' (2023). It was released on 15 September 2023 and features guest appearances from frequent collaborator Zaba, an ...

" from his

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(EP) ''Permanent Music 3'' (2023), which peaked at number one on Local Streaming Chart Top 10 of

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, number one on Local & International Streaming Chart Top 10, and number one ''Billboard'' South Africa songs. In addition the song was certified 2× Platinum in South Africa. His single "AmaGear" with Zee Nxumalo, Funky Qla, featuring MK Productions released on 5 July 2024. The song debuted number 5 on Local Streaming Top 10.

Discography

* ''Permanent Music'' (2020) * ''Permanent Music 2'' (2021) * ''Summer Banger'' (with Funky Qla) (2021) * ''Finally Famous'' (2022) * ''Permanent Music 3'' (2023) * ''Finally Famous Too'' (2024)

Singles

As lead artist

Other charted and certified songs

Awards and nominations

Dlala Thukzin leads the 2023 South African Dance Music Awards nomination list with four nominations, alongside Kabza de Small and Skye Wanda.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dlala Thukzin Living people People from KwaZulu-Natal South African record producers Zulu people South African house musicians Amapiano musicians South African songwriters Date of birth missing (living people) 1997 births