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MADALA Ntaba Velem wants to fulfil his dream of becoming a popular artist before he dies and is asking SunReaders to help him.

AMAPIANO GOGO SINGS FROM THE GRAVE! Jabulani Langa THE battle over the rights to GeeSixFive’s music is on. Her family plans to release a seven-track EP paying tribute to her. But her producer and manager, Sphe Khanyile of Marimba Records, said all rights to her songs belong to him. GeeSixFive, whose real name was Olpha Selepe, died in December last year after she released her debut single, Obani Labantu. The EP will include a remix of Obani Labantu, and the origina...

Local artist Rasta honours Gee Six Five with portrait painting Updated Carol Ofori Share this: South African painter Rasta, real name Lebani Sirenje, is known for his polarising artwork and once again people are feeling some kind of way about his latest piece. https://twitter.com/RastaArtist/status/1306981787911041027/photo/1 The formidable and much-loved force that was Gee Six Five entered our lives with her single, Obani Lababantu. At the age of 65, Olpha Selepe created one of the biggest ...

19 December 2020 - 11:00 Rasta the Artists dedication to the late TV presenter Gee65 isnt sitting well with the Twitter police! Image: Twitter/Rasta The Artist Twitter TL provocateur Rasta the Artist rocked the Twitter boat again this week with his latest painting of the late amapiano viral star Gee Six Five. The nations most infamous painter took to Twitter to share his latest “masterpiece” in the form of a portrait of the 65-year-old Obani Lababantu hitmaker. Olpha S...

RASTA PAYS TRIBUTE TO GEE SIX FIVE By Emily Mgidi GeeSixFive, whose real name was Olpha Selepe, was buried on Monday in Newcastle, KZN. Speaking to Daily Sun, Rasta said he was sad and still shocked by the gogo’s death. “She made sure she fulfilled her dream and age didn’t stop her,” said Rasta. He said he was impressed by how fast her song topped the charts. “She’s an amapiano godmother. It’s a pity that we lost her so soon,” said Rasta.  Rasta...

SONG THAT SHOOK THE WORLD! By Jabulani Langa PRODUCER and sound engineer of popular amapiano hit Obani Labantu, Sphe Khanyile, has referred to late singer GeeSixFive as Jesus Christ. Speaking during her funeral, held at Majuba TVET in Newcastle in northern KZN, Sphe said Gee Six Five – whose real name was Olpha Selepe – was a lot like Jesus Christ. He said in the Bible Jesus built and finished the temple in three days and GeeSixFive recorded her debut hit single...

AMAPIANO GOGO LAID TO REST! Jabulani Langa Photo: Jabulani Langa. GEESIXFIVE may have touched many people with her hit song Obani Labantu, but her three kids were not comfortable with her singing career. Speaking yesterday during their mum’s funeral service at Majuba TVET College in Newcastle, northern KZN, they said they finally gave her a chance as they recognised she was happy with it. The gogo, whose real name was Olpha Selepe, died on Wednesda...

Abantu baya ndi hleka? people come and laugh at me? Obani laba bantu? Ridiculous. Nobody was going to laugh at Olpha Selepe, a grandmother from KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa. No way. She was 65 years old, a notable choir mistress, an experienced teacher and and a headmistress. She inspired respect. As a child she had polio, which left her with a useless left arm. You had better excel academically, her mother told her, because you can’t do manual work. So she studied hard, became a primary ...

BBC News By Ashitha Nagesh image copyrightSelect Africa TV/YouTube When Olpha Selepe told her children she wanted to release her own pop song, they pleaded with her not to. They didnt want to hurt her feelings, but it just wasnt what 65-year-old retired teachers did. Her siblings agreed, urging her to drop the idea. It would be embarrassing for the whole family, they said. With other peoples opinions fresh in her head, she knew there was only one option left. To record the song in secret. By th...