DJ Sliqe explained
Sliqe |
Birth Name: | Lutendo Kungoane |
Birth Place: | Jo'burg, South Africa |
Years Active: | ?.present |
Notable Works: | "Do Like I Do" |
Awards: | South African Music Awards (Best Remix. 2016) |
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Lutendo Kungoane, is a South African DJ and record producer professionally known as DJ Sliqe (or simply Sliqe), he came to prominence subsequent to the release of his single "Do Like I Do" featuring Kwesta and Flabba of Skwatta Kamp.
On the 4th of June 2016 he won a South African Music Award (SAMA) for the Best Remix Category with his single "Do Like I Do (Remix)" featuring L-Tido, Riky Rick, Kwesta, Nadia Nakai, Reason and the late Flabba.[1] [2] [3] He was the first local hip-hop DJ to win such an award.
In 2020, Kungoane was named head of Hip Hop and R&B at Sony Music Entertainment South Africa.[4] [5]
In 2020 Sliqe put out a collaborative album titled Champion Music with Maglera and 25k, the trio once again release a sequel collaborative album titled Champion Music 2 through Kennel Music under exclusive license from Sony Music Entertainment Africa.
Awards and nominations
Year | Award ceremony | Prize | Recipient/Nominated work | Results | |
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2016 | SAMA | Best Remix | "Do Like I Do (Remix)" | | |
| SAHHA | Best Mixtape | Inja Yam' (Vol. 1) | |
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References
- News: 4 June 2016 . SAMA 2016: Winners and losers . South African Broadcasting Corporation . dead . 5 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806003258/http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/c1c431804d0408b79315d7a4a305fcae/SAMA-2016:-Winners-and-losers-20160406 . 6 August 2016.
- Here are all the 2016 Sama winners . 2023-02-05 . Life . en-US . 5 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205035315/https://www.news24.com/channel/here-are-all-the-2016-sama-winners-20160604 . live .
- Web site: #SAMA22: The Nominees For The 2016 South African Music Awards (SAMAs) - OkayAfrica . 2023-02-05 . www.okayafrica.com . en . 5 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205035316/https://www.okayafrica.com/south-african-music-award-sama-2016-nominees/ . live .
- Web site: 2020-08-27 . Lutendo Kungoane aka DJ Sliqe named Head of Hip-Hop/R&B at Sony Music Entertainment South Africa . 2023-02-05 . Music Business Worldwide . en-US . 5 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205035315/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/lutendo-kungoane-aka-dj-sliqe-named-head-of-hip-hop-rb-at-sony-music-entertainment-south-africa/ . live .
- News: Writer . Entertainment . DJ Sliqe named head of hip hop at Sony Music Entertainment SA . en . 2023-02-05 . 5 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205040324/https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/local/dj-sliqe-named-head-of-hip-hop-and-r-and-b-at-sony-music-entertainment-sa-41893c88-8802-4cd5-9406-b5f3f8b743b7 . live .