Khokho Madlala

KHOKHO MADLALA is a the hidden face behind the lone powerful voice on Diepcity, she is a South African songwriter, recording artist and soundtracks composer who hails from Port Shepstone in KwaZulu Natal a town situated 120km from Durban.

She fell inlove with music when it gave her a voice literally because her husky, asthmatic voice was hindering her speech as a kid. She comes from humble beginnings of family choir consisting of 13 siblings, upgraded to local choirs at a tender age of 7 and never looked back. The choirs upgraded to corporate gigs with ensembles which led her straight to her solo career as a vocalist, songwriter, thespian and soundtracks composer.

Khokho Madlala’s sound is imbedded in ancestral contemporary Jazz expanding when necessary, the sound was born from the family’s love for Amahubo, Ingoma, UBUNGOMA, Zion and Afqridan music experts contributed severely to her sound for example she performed with Lady Smith Black Mambazo, Mbuso Khoza, Mafikizolo, The Soil just to name a few which afforded her to be the youngest African Music explorer in most rooms her entire life.

Khokho Madlala’s Achievements
Soundtracks on SABC 1’s telenovela UZALO(2014-2016)

King Shaka International Airport opening

Ballroom Dance International competition wt ICC

Kumisa Industry Night winner (2019)

Commission by Blackbrain pictures and MNET to compose soundtracks for Vula Vala, Boxinh Day, Diepcity and Isiphetho(2019-2024)

SARAFINA- ensemble with lines& Mngoma understudy (2017)

Freedom The Musical ensemble (2018)

Kiu Lead singer (2018)

That Night of Tranca(2018)

The Voice SA -Knockouts contender(2018)

1st Runner Up -MTN MEGASTAR singing competition (2019)

Shona The Musical (UK TOUR-Edinburgh Fringe Festival) Lead singer, actress and music director) (2022)

The Great Yes The Great No Internatiomal
Tour- (2023-Season 10 at the Centre for the less good Idea) 2024(France Arles, Austria Vienna and Miami)

KHOKHO MADLALA SOLO CAREER

Released an Album in 2018 called INJABULO

PERFORMED AT THE:
BAT CENTRE (2015)
THE CHAIRMAN DURBAN(2016)
The Soil at the Park (2018)
MOSHITO INTERNATIONAL MUSIC CONFERENCE (2021)
Pride Johannesburg (2022)
Intimate shows throughout Gauteng
Poetry on the lawn(2023)
The Forge (2023)

Featured in Ntsika Mayiza’a Album