T he creators of Mzansi’s newest hit, Umlando,did not expected it to blow up.
The artists behind it Mduduzi “Mdoovar” Memela, Letlotlolabakwena “9umba” Letlatsa and Pholoso “Toss” Ramajoe were surprised to see it taking the country by storm.
The song that was released two weeks ago has been trending on social media, and is complemented by a dance challenge called #UmlandoChallenge.
The hit creators spoke to SunBuzz about how it came about.
9numba said: “I met Toss first and we started working together after I saw how good he was. I loved his music and we started working together. A few months later, I met Mdoovar. I played him a song I did with Toss and he enjoyed it. He asked me to join him in studio.”
Mdoovar said he couldn’t wait to get into studio with Toss after hearing him sing.
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They said when producing the song, they wanted a jam that people all over Mzansi would dance to.
“We recorded the chorus and Toss was dancing to the song in studio. He started doing that specific dance and we took a video of him doing it in different places. He went back home and took a proper video, which is the one he posted online,” said 9umba.
“The video blew up and we had to quickly finish it up. We got offers from a lot of people asking to be part of the song and we brought all of them in. We didn’t want to leave anyone out, and we released the song quickly while it was still trending,” said Mdoovar.
Toss said he’s grateful to have met Mdoovar and 9umba.
They trio is working on more music, which they will release this year.
