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.
Sliqe | |
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| Born | Lutendo Kungoane Jo'burg, South Africa |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | ?.–present |
| Notable work | "Do Like I Do" |
| Awards | South African Music Awards (Best Remix. 2016) |
| Musical career | |
| Also known as | Sliqe |
| Genres | Hip hop music |
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| Website | instagram |
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.[citation needed]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award ceremony | Prize | Recipient/Nominated work | Results | Ref. |
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| 2016 | SAMA | Best Remix | "Do Like I Do (Remix)" | Won | [4] |
| SAHHA | Best Mixtape | Inja Yam' (Vol. 1) | Won |
References
edit- ^ "SAMA 2016: Winners and losers". South African Broadcasting Corporation. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Here are all the 2016 Sama winners". Life. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "#SAMA22: The Nominees For The 2016 South African Music Awards (SAMAs) - OkayAfrica". www.okayafrica.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Lutendo Kungoane aka DJ Sliqe named Head of Hip-Hop/R&B at Sony Music Entertainment South Africa". Music Business Worldwide. 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Writer, Entertainment. "DJ Sliqe named head of hip hop at Sony Music Entertainment SA". Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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