Samkelo Mdolomba

About

Famous Afro-pop singer, composer, entertainer, artist, performer, and songwriter that is best known by his Samthing Soweto stage name. He has gained popularity on the internet from his songs "Akulaleki", "Amagents" and "Sebenzela nina" which have all been streamed over 2.1 million times on Spotify.

Before Fame

Prior to his music career, he was a teenager with a rough up-bringing. After changing his life around, he then decided to began his professional music career in the year 2010. 

Trivia

His highly-acclaimed studio album Isphithiphithi was named 'Best Afro-Pop album' during the 2020 South African Music Awards. His album actually broke an Apple Music streaming record in South Africa. According to Spotify's analytics, he has gained over 326,629 monthly listeners.

Family Life

Growing up, he lived with his family in the Soweto community of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is one of four siblings. 

Associated With

He shares a January 21th birthday with Booboo Stewart.