Dlala Thukzin

Durban DJ and record producer Thuthuka Wandile Zindlovu, known as Dlala Thukzin, grew up in Lamontville and makes South African dance music that mixes gqom, afro tech, amapiano and 3 step. As a boy he carried his uncle’s DJ equipment to township events, and he later began playing in local clubs. National attention came in 2016, when he produced Babes Wodumo’s “Umngan’wami”.

His 2020 EP Permanent Music went gold, and “Phuze” became his solo breakthrough in 2021. Later hits include “iPlan” with Zaba and Sykes and “Sohlala Sisonke”, and the album Finally Famous Too won Best Dance Album at SAMA31.

Sources: Music In Africa, Wikipedia, Rinse