Zola+(musician)

Zola, or Bonginkosi Dlamini, was born on April 24th, 1977. He is a South African Kwaito star. Kwaito is a type of music that comes from Johannesburg, South Africa during the 1990s. It is a form of house music that that uses Africa’s sounds and samples in order to form the unique style of music. Along with only making this music, he is a major part of history in Johannesburg. Zola has been active in the Kwaito music scene since the 1990s.

Zola is mainly famous for his music. However, he is also an actor in many South African movies. He has been in movies such as //Tsotsi// and //Yizo Yizo 2//. In the one he is most famous for, he played the character of Papa Action. Many people knew who he was based off from this, and soon progressively became more known from the music he makes. Zola also owns Guluva Entertainment, an entertainment company in South Africa.

Zola has most defiantly affected the part of South Africa that we will be visiting. Since his music started in Johannesburg, he has affected that area. We will be visiting Johannesburg and we will probably learn about him or hear of him at one point or another. He had made his Kwaito music in Johannesburg very popular and maybe we will get to hear some of it when we are there.