There is no doubt we have some of the best in the music industry. Shekhinah and Distruction Boyz have been able to earn themselves nominations to the 2018 MTV European Music Awards.
They are in the Best African Act category.
Both Shekhinah and Distruction Boyz will battle it out with other musicians such as Nigeria’s Davido and Tiwa Savage, DRC’s Fally Ipupa, and Kenya’s Nyashinski.
We wish them all the best as they fly the country’s flag high.
Distruction Boyz are spreading their wings beyond South Africa, with shows lined up in the UK, Canada and Europe.
The group is set to perform in Barcelona come June, at the Sonar music festival.
Sonar shared a message on their website saying: “Diplo presents Distruction Boyz SA.”
Que, one of the group’s members, said that they received an email from Diplo, inviting them to the event.
“We didn’t meet him when he was here because we were super busy but he reached out to us on email and we made it happen.”
Their goal is to now secure residency overseas.
A stampede arose during Distruction Boyz homecoming this past weekend.
Security was overpowered by the large number of concertgoers. This happened after the crowd was told all tickers had been sold out and the venue was full to the capacity.
People mobbed the venue, pushing the gate and destroying the barricades. The event organisers had to open an overflow area to stop people from being trampled on.
According to the venue’s manager Sophie Ndlovu, no injuries were reported.
“Everything was handled alright. Of course we would like to have avoided the situation but no one was hurt. We have learnt valuable lessons and next time we will deal with such events better.”
Distruction Boyz had heard stories of people losing valuables in the chaos but believed security handled the crisis well.
“We were naturally worried about the amount of people at the venue‚ people were on top of each other and there was no space for anyone. I am glad that no one was hurt. We threw the concert for our fans in our hometown and I guess everyone wanted to see the boys they had grown up with. I think it was just a case of people getting over excited.”
They had underestimated their appeal.
“I don’t think anyone is to blame. I just think‚ if we had known how many people would come to see us‚ we could have hired out a park. It was one of our first big events and it’s a learning curve.”
Distruction Boyz had been in talks with the venue to evaluate whether there was anyone who may have been affected by the incident.
Distruction Boyz could not hide their excitement about the news that their debut album had gone gold.
The Gqom duo took to social media to announce the news. They said:
“SOUTH AFRICA THIS ONE IS FOR YOU.
We are proud to announce that today HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE AGAIN: OUR ALBUM HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN CERTIFIED GOLD.
It has not really sinked in but SOUTH AFRICA WE DID IT, TOGETHER.
YOU + GOD + US = WE DID IT
We’d like to THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED US REACH THIS MILESTONE AND BREAK THIS RECORD. Social friends, people who bought the album, journalists, media channels, TV, Radio and EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS. THANK YOU!!!”
For an album to reach gold status, it must have sold 20,000 units since its release date.
Congratulations are in order to the Distruction Boyz duo.
