Mandoza still going full bore

REGARDED now as a grandfather of kwaito music, love him or hate him, Mandoza is still going full bore, refusing to fade with the music genre he helped to found - kwaito.

Mandoza still commands respect in some quarters, if it is not in South Africa then certainly overseas. I mean, he is one of the few South African musicians of old school kwaito who still gets invited to perform overseas and to collaborate with overseas artists.

The latest muso to seek Mandoza's musical skills is German Star, EES. They spent last week in Cape Town recording the song Ayoba! An video of international quality will be released in Germany and Europe first before hitting South African shores followed by a tourto various countries.

"It was an amazing experience to collaborate with a powerful artist such as Mandoza," EES said. "I have followed his music for years and I was determined to one day have the opportunity of doing a song with him. That voice, wow!

Mandoza said: "It was great to finally meet EES. He is a talented artist and very focused. I love working with him."

Mandoza is said to be currently in the studio recording his 11th solo album.