Busiswa
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Busiswa Gqulu (born 8 November 1988), known mononymously as Busiswa, is a South African singer-songwriter and poet. Born in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa, she gained public recognition for her feature on DJ Zinhle's song, "My Name Is", after being discovered by Kalawa Jazmee's CEO Oskido.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Marginal Soils of Africa
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- South Africa
Discography
- Soweto Blues2020
- Pha Na Pha2025
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4,486
- Total plays
- 24,048
Tags
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Nanoparticle applications in agriculture: overview and response of plant-associated microorganisms
· 2024 · cited 125x
- Biosynthesized metallic nanoparticles as fertilizers: An emerging precision agriculture strategy
· 2022 · cited 122x
- Unravelling the anaerobic digestion ‘black box’: Biotechnological approaches for process optimization
· 2021 · cited 77x
- The Potential of Single-Cell Oils Derived From Filamentous Fungi as Alternative Feedstock Sources for Biodiesel Production
· 2021 · cited 70x
- Influence of extraction methods on antimicrobial activities of lignin-based materials: A review
· 2020 · cited 53x
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Busiswa
- Musical artist.alt
- Busi
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Busiswa Gqulu
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Musical artist.instrument
- Vocals
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2008–present
- Musician awards.name
- Busiswa
- Musician awards.image_size
- 489x960px
- Musician awards.alt
- Busiswa at MTV African Music Awards
- Musician awards.wins
- 4
- Musician awards.nominations
- 12
- Musician awards.award1
- South African Music Awards
- Musician awards.award1W
- 0
- Musician awards.award1N
- 2
- Musician awards.award2
- Metro FM Awards
- Musician awards.award2W
- 0
- Musician awards.award2N
- 1
- Musician awards.award3
- Channel O Africa Music Video
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Education
- Career
- 2011–2012: Career beginnings
- 2013–2016: ''Ngoku'' and Clash of Choirs
- 2017–2019: ''Highly Flavoured'' and ''Summer Life''
- 2020-Present: ''AmaPiano'' crossover and ''My Side Of The Story''
- Personal life
- Other ventures
- Accolades
- South African Music Awards
- Metro FM Awards
- All Africa Music Awards
- Channel O Africa Music Video Award
- MTV Africa Music Awards
- [[Feather Awards]]
- Discography
- As lead artist
- See also
- References
- External links
Busiswa Gqulu (born 8 November 1988), known mononymously as Busiswa, is a South African singer-songwriter and poet. Born in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa, she gained public recognition for her feature on DJ Zinhle's song, "My Name Is", after being discovered by Kalawa Jazmee's CEO Oskido.
After a successful collaboration with DJ Zinhle, she released hits singles includes; "Ngoku", "Lahla", and was featured on Bhizer's hit, "Gobisiqolo". On 8 December 2017, she released her debut album, Highly Flavoured, preceded by single, "Bazoyenza". Throughout her career, Gqulu has received numerous accolades. In 2014, she was named in the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Busiswa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.