Gemini Major
Gemini Major | |
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 Gemini Major | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Benn Gilbert Kamoto[1] |
| Also known as | Rudebouy Major |
| Born | 14 June 1990 Blantyre, Malawi |
| Origin | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Ukhazikiki | Template:Unbulletedlist |
| Instrument(s) | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Family Tree (former) |
| Website | instagram |
Benn Gilbert Kamoto (wakababika pa 14 June 1990), uyo wakumanyikwa na zina lake la Gemini Major, ni mu Malawi wakubabika ku South Africa. Wakalembeska na Family Tree Records, kampani yakuyimika sumu ya ku South Africa iyo yikapangika na Cassper Nyovest.[2]
Umoyo Wakwambilira
[lemba | kulemba source]Gemini Major wakamalizga masambiro gha ku sekondare mu 2007 ndipo wakamalizga masambiro gha I.T. mu 2009. Mu chaka chenechicho, wakasamira ku Durban, South Africa kuti wazakacite ivyo wakakhumbanga pakuŵa waluso ndiposo wakupangiska sumu.[3]
Iyo wakapangiska sumu zinandi za ŵanthu ŵakupambanapambana, kusazgapo R&B, hip-hop, house, dancehall, pop na gospel. Ntchito yake yikusazgapo kupanga vinthu ivyo vikugwiliskirika nchito pa TV nga ni Gold Diggers, Forever Young na Mo Love.
Mu 2013, wakasamira ku Johannesburg. Wakati wakumana na Cassper Nyovest na gulu lake pa vidiyo ya sumu iyo Major wakapanganga, wakanjira gulu la Family Tree. Pamanyuma pa kufumiska sumu ya Nasty C yakuchemeka "Juice Back", Major wakazgoka mulembi wa ŵanthu ŵakumanyikwa chomene ŵa hip hop ku South Africa.
Mu chaka cha 2015 Major wakasankhika kuŵa Producer of the Year pa South Africa Hip Hop Awards pamoza na banthu ŵanyake ŵa ku South Africa nga ni Anatii, Riky Rick, Ganja Beats na Tweezy.
Wakafumiska sumu ya "Church" pa 28 September 2017.
Pa Novembala 20, 2020, EP yake ya Slum Kid yikafumiskika ku South Africa. Muli Nasty C, Riky Rick, Tellaman, AKA, The Big Hash na Emtee.
Nyimbo
[lemba | kulemba source]Mabuku gha sumo
[lemba | kulemba source]| Album title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Gem n Eye |
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Nyimbo zakufuma yimoyimo
[lemba | kulemba source]As lead artist
[lemba | kulemba source]| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| "Badmanting" (featuring Aewon Wolf) | 2015 |
| "One Night Stand" | |
| "Bumpy Ride" | 2016 |
| "Ragga Ragga" (featuring Cassper Nyovest, Nadia Nakai, Riky Rick and Major League DJz) | |
| "Right Now" (featuring Nasty C and Tellaman) | 2019 |
Kujambula sumo
[lemba | kulemba source] | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (July 2019) |
Singles produced
[lemba | kulemba source]| Song | Artist | Year |
|---|---|---|
| "Juice Back" | Nasty C | 2014 |
| "Ufunan" (featuring Kwesta, L-Tido and WTF) | Junior De Rocka | 2015 |
| "Summer Fever" (featuring Gemini Major) | Aewon Wolf | |
| "Badmanting" (featuring Aewon Wolf) | Gemini Major | |
| "Juice Back (Remix)" (featuring Cassper Nyovest and Davido) | Nasty C | |
| "Bumpy Ride" | Gemini Major | 2016 |
| "Walking and Dabbing" | Khuli Chana, Aewon Wolf and Gemini Major | |
| "Skelm" | Cassper Nyovest | |
| "Super Ex" | Cassper Nyovest | |
| "Mayo" (featuring Yung Swiss, Tellaman, Shane Eagle and Frank Casino) | DJ Speedsta | |
| "Ayeye" (featuring Cassper Nyovest and Carpo) | DJ Vigilante | |
| "Switched Up" | Nasty C | |
| "Belong" | Nasty C and Buffalo Souljah | |
| "Sidlukotini" | Riky Rick | |
| "Day Off" (featuring Nasty C) | Stilo Magolide | |
| "Ragga Ragga" (featuring Cassper Nyovest, Nadia Nakai, Riky Rick and Major League DJz | Gemini Major | |
| "My Heart" | Diamond Platnumz and Cassper Nyovest | |
| "Lifestyle" | Da Les | 2016 |
| "NDA" | Nasty C | 2017 |
| "Tito Mboweni" | Cassper Nyovest |
Vyakupeleka na vyakusankhika
[lemba | kulemba source]| Year | Award ceremony | Prize | Work/recipient | Result |
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2015
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South African Hip Hop Awards 2015 | Producer of the Year[4] | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated | |
2016
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South African Hip Hop Awards 2016 | Producer of the Year[5] | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated | |
| Best Collabo[5] | "Ragga Ragga" (featuring Cassper Nyovest, Nadia Nakai, Riky Rick and Major League DJz)|style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated |
Ukaboni
[lemba | kulemba source]- ↑ "ARTISTS/GEMINI MAJOR". FamilyTreeWorld. Retrieved 4 Disembala 2016.
- ↑ "Gemini Major leaves Cassper's Family Tree". The Citizen. 7 Malichi 2017. Retrieved 17 Janyuwale 2019.
- ↑ "Gemini Major – Malawi's fastest rising star in South Africa". Nyasa Times. Retrieved 4 Disembala 2016.
- ↑ "Nomination List 2015". sahiphopawards. Retrieved 4 Disembala 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Here's the Full List of South African Hip Hop Awards 2016 Nominees". okayafrica. Alyssa Klein. Retrieved 4 Disembala 2016.