Toya Delazy

Toya Delazy
Delazy in 2012
Background information
Birth nameLatoya Nontokozo Buthelezi
BorneMahlabathini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
OriginDurban, South Africa
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • producer
  • pianist
  • dancer
  • performer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • synth
  • piano
Years active2011–present
Labels
Websitedelazy.com

Latoya Nontokozo Buthelezi, who is known professionally as Toya Delazy, is a London-based South African singer, producer, pianist, dancer and performer from KwaZulu-Natal.[3][4][5][6] She is known for her music genre called Afro rave, which fuses techno, drum, bass, and beats with Zulu lyricism.[7][8] Delazy was nominated for Best International Act (Africa) at the 2013 BET Awards.[9] Her debut studio album, Due Drop, was supported by the singles "Pump It On", "Love Is in the Air", "Are You Gonna Stay?", "Heart" and "Memoriam". Following the album's release, Delazy took home two awards at the 2013 SAMAs, including Newcomer of the Year.[10]

  1. ^ Zeeman, Kyle (2019). "Toya Delazy is creating her own genre called Afro-rave, and she says it's the future". Times Live. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Toya Delazy drops Qhawe". HypeStorm. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. ^ "History books are written from a white perspective. As a queer black woman, I had to educate myself". Independent.co.uk. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Toya Delazy: Moving up, up and up". Sowetan LIVE. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  5. ^ Joseph, Gordon (24 April 2013). "SA's Toya and Zizo have the edge". Namibian Sun. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  6. ^ Garner, Kim (11 April 2014). "I don't see a racial divide – Toya Delazy". The Africa Report. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  7. ^ https://www.beatportal.com/features/cover-story-toya-delazy/ [bare URL]
  8. ^ https://texxandthecity.com/2021/06/toya-delazy-is-pioneering-a-new-genre-of-dance-music-called-afrorave-coming-to-beautiful-fruition-on-her-latest-album-afrorave-vol-1/ [bare URL]
  9. ^ "BET Awards 2013 Nominations: The Complete List". MTV.com. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  10. ^ Arts. "Toya Delazy | 200 young South Africans". Ysa2013.mg.co.za. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.