“ULOLIWE wayidudula, Loliwe wayidudula, Uloliwe wayidudula, Nang’esiza ...” It ws hard to miss these lyrics during 2011 as Zahara’s hit song Loliwe was blasted on every station across the country, announcing her arrival.
The year before, Zahara (real name Bulelwa Mkutukana), was just another artist trying to make ends meet by performing with her guitar in the busy streets of East London for herself and her family back in Phumlani Village, in the Eastern Cape.
Her luck would soon change when her legendary voice was discovered by TS Records co-owner TK Nciza during a gig in East London.
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