Toya Delazy
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GB London – Electro-Experimental / Rap
Toya Delazy

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Toya Delazy - Funani (Official Music Video)
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SME Africa (Pty) Ltd
Ab67616d0000b273783fa6176c58efeae8473015 Deja Vu Single 2015
Ab67616d0000b27301021eb7d84f7682fc626bf1 Forbidden Fruit Single 2014
Ab67616d0000b273ad89d16057e7ffe2b12913e7 Ascension Album 2014
Ab67616d0000b273a74ebc9eb719bf343a79ce99 Due Drop Deluxe Album 2013
Ab67616d0000b27338326915d8d23aeb949b9d45 Love Is In The Air Single 2012
Ab67616d0000b2738e9ad20b43f85f3821cbc11c Pump It On Single 2012
Ab67616d0000b273008d5434efeaf52457b12600 With You Single 2012
Delazy Entertainment
Ab67616d0000b273ecc96c94c15b528ba3dfe0f8 Gqoma Single 2019
Ab67616d0000b273b8d18d7887d74045f9f254a9 Funani Single 2019
Ab67616d0000b273b70d412d797582f3de88c401 London Town (Wes My Meds Remix) Single 2018
Ab67616d0000b273d692822308b618aca5856beb Uncommodified Album 2017
Toya Delazy
Ab67616d0000b273e5c7f0c9ec85ae8fcf29406a Kekeke Single 2017
SME Africa
Ab67616d0000b273a88584575673c850bfe7a170 Due Drop Album 2013
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Toya Delazy is the godmother of Afro-Rave, offering up a truly 21st-century sound that draws from her South African heritage (she is a Zulu princess, great grand daughter of Princess Magogo), while remaining squarely rooted in the cultural and sonic identity of her adopted hometown, ‘London Town.’ It was Delazy’s single of the same name that truly announced her arrival on the global music scene in 2017, riding atop the MusicWeek UK Urban Club chart for nine consecutive weeks and receiving airplay from Rinse, Reprezent and BBC Introducing.

Described by Clash Magazine as “an inspiration”, the single was lifted from the artist’s third album, Un.Commodified, an independently-released record that prompted acclaim from GRM, i-D Magazine and Afropunk. The remarkable success of the release is another addition to an extensive list of accolades that includes recognition at the BET Awards, the Out Music Awards and South African Music Awards and a recent inclusion on SheSaidSo’s 2018 Alt-Music Power List.

Unconstrained by the limitations of genre, Toya operates in the space between jazz, electro, grime and hip-hop, synthesising her influences into a diverse aesthetic that transcends borders both artistic and geographical. Taking to the stage at Bestival, London Pride, the Old Blue Last, Africa Express and the Jazz Café, Delazy has developed a revelatory live performance that has to be seen to be believed.

Driven by a fearlessly independent spirit, an irrepressible passion for music, and an uncompromising commitment to being herself, Toya Delazy is an inspiration to those who seek to forge their own identity. This outspoken artist stands as an icon for the oppressed and repressed, sending out a clarion call to individualists across the world: stand tall and be proud of who you are.