M'Du

Biography

M'du Masilela aka "The Godfather", aka "Chomi Yabana" is a living legend in the music industry in South Africa. He is popularly known for the Kwaito music genre.

Born in Zola South in 1970, M'du began his music aspirations on his grandmother's piano. As a young man in school, M'du created several groups. On completion of his metric studies he was performing with artists such as Pat Shange, Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Sello "Chicco" Twala. M'du and his long time pal and collaborator, Mandla "Spikiri" Mofokeng formed MM Deluxe to showcase their talents by mixing township folk music with international dance music. This was evident in their first project, LA Beat using the assistance of producer and engineer, Peter Snyman.

Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.