South Africa's music scene is bursting with immense talent, who are continually striving to make their dreams come true and achieve success. Musician Basetsana Maluleka, popularly known as Bassie, is taking up space as she makes a name for herself. Hailing from Windmill Park, Boksburg, the vocalist has been releasing music that is being well received by her fans.
Last year she won her first Metro FM Music Awards for Best Music Video for her collaboration "Izenzo" with Aymos, and now she is nominated in the 2024 Basadi Music Awards. “It’s all happening so fast for me and it comes with so much joy,” she tells IOL. Her hit single "Kwelanga" with M-Touch and Ranger, which debuted in October 2023 on Showmax's hit drama series "Adulting", has been hugely successful, even achieving Gold Certification.
“I’m in disbelief! The song is moving so fast; faster than I ever expected. “Creating ‘Kwelanga’ was a breath of fresh air for me. It was like writing my pain into a diary and expressing how much pain I felt, but through a song.
” Bassie featured Tman Xpress and LeeMcKrazy on "Kwelanga 2.0", which has crossed the milestone of 2,831,250 pure audio streams in South Africa. The accompanying lyric video has amassed 1.
6 million views on YouTube and 45.4 million views and over 52,000 user creations on TikTok . “It’s been nothing but a dream! “Mainly because we had no idea that we would be able to work with the likes of TmanExpress and Leemkcrazy.
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