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K.O

Bongani Ndlovu, Showbiz Correspondent
SOUTH Africa’s Cash Time supremo K.O will hold a debut show in Bulawayo alongside Winky D at the Amphitheatre next month as part of the Ninja President’s 10 City Tour.

The show will be held on April 29 under the banner, #Bestofbothworlds with the two being joined on stage by hip hop artiste Cal­ Vin, POY and Mzoe 7 as well as up and coming rapper Thabbz of the Hey Wena fame, dance group Sungura Masters and DJ Whyte. Entrance to the event has been pegged at $10.

This is the first time K.O will perform as a solo artiste in Bulawayo after last performing with Teargas at Horizon night club five years ago.

Show organisers, award-winning promoters – 2 Kings Entertainment said they were glad to have finally secured Mr Cashtime and founder of Skanda rap to perform in Bulawayo.

“We’d planned to bring K.O to Bulawayo since his last show in Harare last year, but he wasn’t available at the times we wanted.

“But, we’re happy that he’ll be able to share the stage with Bulawayo and Harare’s finest artistes,” said DJ Dee Nosh, 2 Kings Entertainment spokesperson.

Born Ntokozo Mdluli, K.O – who now co-runs a music and entertainment company called “Cashtime Life”, gained prominence through hip hop trio        Teargas after releasing their critically acclaimed debut album K’shubile K’bovu in 2006, under Electromode Music.

Teargas, which then had three members, K.O, Ntukza and Ma-E, later released three other albums titled, Wafa Wafa (2008), Dark or Blue (2009) and Number Number (2012) (stylized as Num8er Num8er) which were all commercially successful.

When he went solo, K.O released singles Mission Statement, Son of a Gun, Caracara and Skhanda Love preceding the release of his debut studio album, Skhanda Republic which was released in 2014.