Based: Durban
Dladla Mshunqisi, real name Anele Dladla, is a talented South Africa dance music vocalist. He is famous for collaborating with the Durban South Africa Gqom music group “Distruction Boyz” alongside Benny Maverick for the hit jam “Omunye”. Apart from music, he is known for his passion for cooking that has earned him numerous followers across his socials.Considered as one of the fastest rising music stars in South Africa, Mshunqisi has not only managed to have his songs played in heavy rotation in Durban but the entire of Africa and foreign countries. Dladla Mshunqisi is revered as a jack of all trades. Every song he touches turns to a hit song.
Benny Maverick, who happens to be a singer and multi-award winner, heard about the popularity of Mshunquis and saw it wise to invite him to a studio session. And through the collabo, Dladla made his debut in the music industry through the hit song named song named “Memeza.”, when interpreted stands for “Speak Our!”The song attracted massive play both as a party song and as an activist anthem against injustice towards women and children. Mshunquis, later on, collaborated with the talented Gqom group from South Africa known as “Distruction Boyz” who featured him in the award-winning “Omunye song” that bagged an award in the category Record of The Year under the SAMAS. His song Omunye managed to be featured in the hero movie “Black Panther”.
According to the talented South African artist, how Pakish came up was also a surprise to him. Dladla Mshunqisi new song composition came up while he was having fun and he did not expect that massive public reception. The song was based on a creative line said by Dladla. He explained, that both DJ Tira and Distruction Boys were relaxing in the beach when they heard him say something creative and decided to convert the speech to a hit song. According to him, “People say I have a God-given gift, but my creativity depends on how good the beat is. When the beat is good, everyone knows Dladla is going to kill this song.”