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Choko
Manu WorldStar
Solo (feat. Gemini Major, Manu WorldStar & Navio)
Da L.E.S
Short Story
Manu WorldStar & Gemini Major
Choko
Manu WorldStar
Rent
Manu WorldStar
Rent
Manu WorldStar
Future Plan
Manu WorldStar
NaLingi
Manu WorldStar
About Manu WorldStar
Artist Biography
South Africa’s Manu WorldStar blends Afropop with hip-hop sensibilities. The artist, born Emmanuel Mumbili Mutendji in 1997 in Johannesburg to Congolese parents, bubbled under as a rapper for a few years in the mid-2010s as a member of the hip-hop collective Punchline alongside Luna Florentino, Dee Xclsv and Tony X. In 2018, Manu WorldStar expanded into Afropop with his breakout single, the joyful sing-along “NaLingi” whose popularity placed him on a collision course with pop stardom. His 2019 debut EP, Young African Story, revealed an intentional Pan-African approach through the incorporation of Afrobeats, a fruitful change in direction that he maintained on his 2020 album, Molimo. Manu WorldStar has managed to cross over without deserting his roots; his varied collaborators include fellow genre-bender Sho Madjozi, amapiano duo MFR Souls, rapper Khuli Chana, hip-hop DJ Sliqe and other South African stars eager to feature his soulful Afropop vocals.
Hometown
South Africa
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap
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