Zwai Bala produced most of TKZee's hits. Photo by Sabelo Mkhabela.
Guffy
Guffy's contribution to the group Malaika's success is obvious to almost everyone. Apart from his trademark bassline, Guffy's productions were characterized by his virtuoso organ skills. Songs like "Muntuza," "Destiny," "Mhla Uphela Amandla" by Malaika saw a synergetic combination of the two elements to create some of the most memorable kwaito/afropop classics of the early and mid-2000s. Earlier in his career, Guffy was a hot kwaito artist who produced most of his hits.
Before his sound "matured" by way of Malaika, Guffy was producing classic kwaito that led with bass in the 90s, and has contributed to the careers of the likes of Mawillies, Tokollo aka Magesh, Kabelo, among others.
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