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SJAVA FOR FESTIVAL XPLOSION!

18/06/2019 00:08:00 BY PHESHEYA KUNENE

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MBABANE – BET award-winning Afro-pop musician, Sjava, to celebrate his achievements at Festival Xplosion.

The singer was unveiled as a headlining artist for the one-day festival by the event’s PRO Nontobeko Nxumalo. This follows the release of a first phase artist line-up which included South African maestro DJ/Producer Prince Kaybee and Eswatini’s celebrated DJs: Mbo and Wicked. The organisers rolled out the second phase artist line-up yesterday.

Nxumalo also revealed that physical tickets were now available at Pick n Pay Lojaf Kiosk: Mbabane New Mall, Matsapha Mahhala and Manzini Hub. The much-loved singer will be joined by Nomalungelo Dladla and Velemseni Ndzimandze. The two local musicians were announced as part of the performers together with the international star.

“We are excited to announce the second phase artist line-up as we catered for everyone when we selected the artists to perform during the event. We hope the people are happy and getting ready for the main day on July 27,” Nxumalo said.

Fresh from winning the Best Produced Album, Sjava, whose real name is Jabulani Hadebe, also confirmed that he had been booked to perform at the festival. The South African artist said Eswatini was more like home to him, however, he urged music lovers to expect a live performance they have never experienced before.

It won’t be the first time the award winning artist performs in the country as he performed during Hipnotik festival in 2017 and 2018; he also headlined a show at Solanis Shisanyama in September 2018.

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Since his debut into the music industry he has released two studio albums ‘Isina Muva’ in 2016 which was certified gold, ‘Umqhele’ in 2018 as well as an extended play released in 2018 titled ‘Umphako’. The ‘Madludlu’ artist recently featured on Colours: a German aesthetic music platform, promoting novel artists and sounds - showcasing exceptional talent from around the globe.

He is the third South African artist to be featured on the global platform.
Eswatini songwriter and afro soul songstress, Nomalungelo Dladla, whose vocal ability and song writing skills has earned her mileage in the music industry, said she was looking forward to having a great time with music fans during her performance.

“I will be at my element. I will make sure my fans have a great time with me. This is an interesting event,” she said.
Dladla’s career began early 2009 with a feature on an album titled ‘Psycho-tik Revolution’, which was immediately followed by the release of her debut single ‘Imiyalo’ and album ‘Lilungelo Lami’.