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

Lamontville Lamontville is a township in eThekwini situated in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Township south of Durban Durban ( ; , from meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the l ...

KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN) is a Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu people, Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu language, Zulu) and ...

. He is famous for his versatility of blending

amapiano Amapiano is a genre of music from South Africa that became popular in mid-2012 with an earlier regular occurrence on South African radio stations in the early 2000s. It is a hybrid of kwaito, deep house, gqom, jazz, soul, and lounge music char ...

and

afro tech Afro tech (also Afro-tech or AfroTech) is a sub-genre of house music and afro house which originates and is predominantly made in South Africa. It emerged in the 2010s. South African DJs and Record producer, music producers who popularized th ...

with

gqom Gqom () (igqomu (), gqom tech, sgubhu, 3-step or G.Q.O.M) is an African electronic dance music genre and subgenre of house music, that emerged in the early 2010s from Durban, South Africa, pioneered and innovated by Record producer, music produce ...

. Zindlovu came to prominence subsequent to producing

Babes Wodumo Bongekile Mildred Simelane (born 25 March 1994) prominently known as Babes Wodumo(also gqom queen), is a South African singer-songwriter and choreographer. She rose to fame following the release of her debut album ''Gqom Queen, Vol. 1'' (2016) a ...

's "Umngan'wami" taken from her 2016

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''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", sang in Zulu language. He was also kno ...

, 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" from his

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

The Official South African Charts The Official South African Charts (TOSAC) is the music industry standard record chart in South Africa launched by RISA for local and international songs. Chart rankings are based on digital sales and online streaming in South Africa through iTun ...

, 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) * ''031 Studio Camp'' (2024) * Finally Famous Too (2024) * 031 Studio Camp 2.0 (2025)

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