Nathi

 NkosiNaathi Mankayi (a tswetseeng ka la 23 Tshitwe 1982), ya tsejwang ka botsebi e le Nathi, ke sebini sa Afrika Borwa le mongodi wa dipina. ^[1]

O ile a hlahella haholo ha ho lokollwa pina ya hae e nyatsehang e bitswang "Nomvula" alebamong ya hae ya polatinamo e meraro ya Buyelekhaya . Hamorao o ile a lokolla alebamo ya hae ya bobedi e bitswang Umbulelo Wam ka la 28 Mphalane 2016. Hona jwale o saennwe tlaswa Gallo Record Company. ^{[2] [3]}

Bophelo ba bonyaneng

Nkosinathi Mankayi o hlahetse hara bana ba bahlano ho mme a le mong Mthatha, torotsoana e Kapa Botjhabela, Afrika Borwa. O hōletse Maclear, Eastern Cape, Afrika Borwa moo a ileng a rutwa teng mme a ba le thahasello ya mmino le ho taka. ^[4] Ka 2006, Nathi o ile a ahlolelwa dilemo tse 8 tjhankaneng ka tlolo ya molao e amanang le boshodu ba 2002. Leha ho le jwalo o ile a lokollwa ka mora ho sebeletsa dilemo tse 4.

Mosebetsi

2008–2014: Tshimoloho ya pele

Ka sepheo sa ho hahamalla mosebetsi wa mmino, Nathi o ile a hlōlisana ’me a hapa tlhōlisano ea ’mino oa lehae e tsejwang ka lebitso la “Dare to Dream”. O bile le mahlohonolo ka Pudungwana 2014 kamora hore Vusi Nova a mo utlwe a bina mme a tsitlallela ho mo hlanyetsa pina e bitswang "Noma Kanjani", pina e ileng ya amohelwa haholo mme ya tswela pele ho bapalwa haholo Afrika Borwa.

Nathi o na le ngwana a le mong ya hlahileng ka 2017 le ausi eo le yena e leng sebini. ^[5]

2015–2017: Buyelekhaya and UMbulelo Wam

Nathi o qalile ho rekota albamo ya hae ya pele e bitswang Buyelekhaya bofelong ba 2014, a lokolla " Nomvula " e le pina ya yona ya pele ka 2015. Hoba ho lokollwe pina ena, e ile ya tuma hang-hang, ya hapa "Best Selling Full-Track Download" ho Dikgau tsa bo-22 tsa Mmino wa Afrika Borwa . ^{[6] [7]} Ka la 10 Hlakubele 2015, ka Muthaland Entertainment, Nathi e ile ya lokolla Buyelekhaya kamohelong e mahlonoko le ya kgwebo ka ho ya platinum nakong ya dibeke tse tsheletseng ka mora hore e lokollwe, e rekisitse diyuniti tse fetang 128,000. Dikgaung tsa bo-22 tsa Mmino wa Afrika Borwa, Nathi e hapile dikgau tse hlano mme Buyelekhaya e hapile "Albamo e Rekwang ka ho Fetisisa ea Selemo" le "Alebamo e Molemohadi ya R&B/Soul/Reggae".

Ka la 28 Mphalane 2016, o ile a lokolla alebamo ya dipina tse 12 e bitswang Umbulelo Wam . Albamo e ngotswe ho #2 ho iTunes mme e rekisitse di-unit tse fetang 35,000.

2018-present: Iphupha Labantu, Usiba Lwe Gazi

O saenetse tumellano ya rekoto le Gallo Record Company mme a lokolla albamo ya hae ya boraro ya studio Iphupha Labantu ka Phupu 27, 2018. ^{[8] [9]} Alebamo e hapile kgau bakeng sa Album e Molemo ka ho Fetisisa ya Batho ba Baholo ba Afrika Borwa ho Dikgau tsa bo-25 tsa Mmino wa Afrika Borwa. ^[10]

Albamo ya hae ya bone ya studio Usiba Lwe Gazi, e ile ya lokollwa ka October 21, 2022. E hapile Alebamo e Ntle ho Fetisisa ya Batho ba Baholo ba Afrika Moketeng wa bo-29 wa Dikgau tsa Mmino wa Afrika Borwa. ^[11]

Dipina

Dialbamo tsa studio

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions						Certifications	Sales
		NGR	RSA	GHA	SWE	UK	US Released:15 June 2014
Buyelekhaya	Released: 10 March 2015 Label: Muthaland Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	–	—	—	—	—	—	3× Platinum	90,000
Umbulelo Wam	Released: 28 October 2016 Label: Muthaland Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—		35,000
Iphupha Labantu	Released: 27 July 2018 Label: Gallo Record Company Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—
Usiba Lwe Gazi	Released: 14 October 2022 Label: Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Dikgau le mabitso

Year	Award ceremony	Prize	Work/Recipient	Result	Ref
2016	15th Metro FM Music Awards	Best African Pop Album	Buyelekhaya	Template:Won
		Best Male Album		Template:Nom
		Best New Artist	Himself	Template:Nom	[12]
		Best R&B Single	"Nomvula"	Template:Nom
		Song of the Year		Template:Won	[13]
	22nd South African Music Awards	Album of the Year	Buyelekhaya	Template:Nom	[14]
		Male Artist of the Year	Himself	Template:Won
		Newcomer of the Year		Template:Won	[15]
		Best R&B/Soul/Reggae Album	Buyelekhaya	Template:Won
		Best Selling Album		Template:Won	[16]
		Best Selling Full-Track Download	"Nomvula"	Template:Won	[16]
2019	Eastern Cape Music Awards	Best EC National Recognised Artist	Himself	Template:Nom
2023	South African Music Awards	Best African Adult Contemporary Album	Usiba Lwe Gazi	Template:Won

Mehlodi

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3. Mofokeng, Lesley (25 July 2015). "Nathi fever grips Mzansi". Sowetan. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
4. Vomo, Munya (18 March 2015). "Nathi: a breath of fresh acoustic air". IOL. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
5. "10 Facts You Didn't Know About Nathi Mankayi". My TV News. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
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9. "STREAM: Nathi releases new album 'Iphupha Labantu' | YOMZANSI". YoMzansi. 30 July 2018.
10. "2019 Best African Adult Contemporary Album Winner : Nathi – Iphupha Labantu". South African Music Awards. 31 May 2019.
11. Kruger, Henno. "SAMA29: Here's the Full List of Winners". South African Music Zone. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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