Menelik Nesta Gibbons Explained

Menelik Nesta Gibbons (born on the 3rd April 1987), known professionally as Don Dada is a Zimbabwean born South African hip hop & reggae artist, record producer, entrepreneur, radio personality, disc jockey, founder and co-owner of Ruff Cutt Studio and Afrika Connect Holdings situated in Johannesburg, South Africa.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life and career

Menelik was born in Harare, Zimbabwe to his parents Layla and Moses Michael Gibbons and was raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Zimbabwean-South African born Menelik Nesta gibbons was named after Menelik I the first Emperor of Ethiopia, and Nesta, after Robert Nesta Marley.^[4]

Menelik was raised in Johannesburg, South Africa where he began his musical career in the year 2000, forming Ruff Cutt Studio in 2009 and releasing his debut album Avant-Garde in 2016.^{[5] [6]} He made his debut on the 2016 Mandela Day Concert stage after releasing this album.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Menelik Nesta Gibbons aka Don Dada . 2023-04-28 . MzansiReggae . en-US.
2. Web site: Oral . Ofori . 2023-04-28 . Heroes Of COVID-19: South Africa’s Don Dada And Daughter Fight Pandemic . 2023-04-28 . Modern Ghana.
3. Web site: Oral . Ofori . Don Dada of South Africa and Jamaica’s Shav-A cover NO NO NO classic . 2023-04-28 . Modern Ghana.
4. Web site: thembavukeya . 2018-05-28 . Don Dada’s different Hip Hop flavour . 2023-04-28 . Soweto Urban . en-US.
5. Web site: Standard . The . SA-based hip-hop artiste releases album . 2023-04-28 . NewsDay . en.
6. Web site: Import . Pongrass . 2018-11-23 . Don Dada to host his hip-hop vs reggae music live in Tembisa . 2023-04-28 . Kempton Express . en-US.
7. Web site: markscheepers . 2018-07-07 . Don Dada pays tribute to Mandela . 2023-04-28 . Soweto Urban . en-US.