Shwi no Mtekhala

Shwi no Mtekhala was a South African Maskandi duo formed in the late 1990's. The group was composed of Mandla Xaba and Zwelenduna Rodgers Magubane.

Shwi no Mtekhala
Origin	Johannesburg
Genres	Maskandi
Years active	1990s–2022 (2022)
Labels	Gallo Bula
Past members	Mandla Xaba Zwelenduna Rodgers Magubane

History

"Shwi", born "Mandla Xaba", and "Mtekhala", born "Zwelenduna Rodgers Magubane", met during their childhood at Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal.^[1] They relocated to Johannesburg in search of employment. They wrote songs for Hlanganani, an Isicathimiaya music group.^[1]

The duo signed a record deal with Gallo music,^[1] and released their first album "Dustbin", in 2003.

Two years later they released their second album titled, "Wangisiza Baba", which sold over 500,000 copies in South Africa.^[2] The album won "Best Selling Album of the Year" at the South African Music Awards 2006.^[3][4] The following year, at the 2007 SATMA Awards, the duo won "Best Song of the Year" and "Best Selling Album". (Wangisiza Baba)^[5]

On October 16th, 2020, the duo released a single, titled "Uthando", which featured South African singers Nathi Mankayi and Mnqobi Yazo.^[6][7] They also announced working on an album titled, "Wang'khulisa uMama", released on December 18th, 2021.

^[7]The duo was reportedly disbanded in April 2022.^[8][9]

Band members

• Mandla Xaba (1990's-2022)
• Zwelenduna Rodgers Magubane (1990's-2022)

Discography

Studio albums

• Dustbin (2003)
• Wangisiza Baba (2005)
• Angimazi Ubaba (2006)
• Kukhulu Emgakubona (2007)
• Indod' Endlini (2011)
• Izinto Zomhlaba (2012)
• Bazali bami (2014)
• Emkhathini (2017)
• Seludlulile (2019)
• Wang'khulisa uMama (2021)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award/Ceremony	Category	Results	Ref.
2007	South African Music Awards	Best-Selling Album of the Year	Won	[10]
		Best Maskandi Album	Won
2022		Best Maskandi Album	Nominated	[11]
		Duo/Group of the Year	Nominated