Content deleted Content added
Wikishovel (talk | contribs) m clean up (DraftCleaner) |
According to this article (at the time of this writing), Doc Shebeleza was born in 1973 and this article (at the time of this writing) already includes the "1973 births"-category, so I removed the "Year of birth missing (living people)"-category. I also added three spaces. |
||
Line 1:
{{Short description|South African kwaito artist}}
{{For|the 2014 song by Cassper Nyovest|Doc Shebeleza (song)}}
'''Victor Bogopane''' who is also known as '''Doc Shebeleza''' is a South African [[kwaito]] artist. His compositions such as "S'kumfete," "Ebumnandini," and "Ghets Ghetsa" made him a popular kwaito artist in the 1990s.
==Early life==
Line 7:
==Career==
Doc Shebeleza was inspired by [[Brenda Fassie]] and [[Mandoza]], one of the pioneers of kwaito genre.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maliba |first=Amanda |title=Lifetime award for kwaito's Doc Shebeleza |url=https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/news/lifetime-award-for-kwaitos-doc-shebeleza-18293063 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.iol.co.za |language=en}}</ref> In 1995 he released his first album Shebeleza featuring the hit "Ghets Ghetsa". This was followed by "S'kumfete" which featured a hit with the same name. After that, he released three more albums: Tiger (1997), Ebumnandini (2000) [3], and Jiva Yoyo (2001).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Notho |first=Snazo |title=Where are they now? Ebumnandini's Doc Shebeleza is still taking care of business |url=https://www.snl24.com/drum/celebs/news/where-are-they-now-ebumnandinis-doc-shebeleza-is-still-taking-care-of-business-20220426 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Drum |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Awards ==
Line 16:
== Personal life ==
Doc Shebeleza has been assisting in building houses for poor people since leaving music. He was also instrumental in the arragenments of Mandoza's funeral.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |title=New age Doc Shebeleza: building hope and houses |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2016-11-17-new-age-doc-shebeleza-building-hope-and-houses/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241220055123/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2016-11-17-new-age-doc-shebeleza-building-hope-and-houses/ |archive-date=2024-12-20 |access-date=2025-01-08 |work=SowetanLIVE |language=en-ZA}}</ref> In 2024 Doc Shebeleza has been in and out of hospital and asked for prayers from fans.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Magagula |first=Nompumelelo |title=Ailing Doc Shebeleza heads back to hospital after being at home for festive season |url=https://www.news24.com/citypress/trending/ailing-doc-shebeleza-heads-back-to-hospital-after-being-home-for-festive-20250102 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=City Press |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kanye |first=Thando |date=2024-12-03 |title="We just need prayers" - family in distress as ailing Doc Shebeleza admitted to ICU |url=https://nehandaradio.com/2024/12/04/we-just-need-prayers-family-in-distress-as-ailing-doc-shebeleza-admitted-to-icu/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Nehanda Radio |language=en-US}}</ref>
== References ==
Line 22:
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shebeleza, Doc}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kwaito musicians]]
| |||