BY PHUMZILE NDLOVU
MBABANE – It’s safe to say our artists are doing something right, as they are now booked for international gigs often.
The female dynamic duo, Trend Twins, and Stella Jacobs gave an epic set at the Maletsunyane Braai Festival in Lesotho over the weekend. The festival was held from 29 November to 1 December 2024.
The Trend Twins are an Afro-house duo that consists of two ladies, namely, Nkosenhle Dlamini and Nosimilo Dlamini. They performed on the first day of the festival, which was last week, Friday, from 11 pm to midnight. It is worth mentioning that this was their second time performing at this festival.
Another LiSwati who performed at the festival is Top Ten Firefly finalist 2024, Stella Jacobs, who took to the stage at 10 pm.
Other acts that performed at the three-day festival included South African artists, namely Ntate Stunna, Mo Flava, Simmy, Thizozo, Lamiez, and many more.
When reached for comment, Culolami Dlamini, who is their manager, said, “Trend Twins were mentioned as one of the best performers again at the Maletsunyane Braai Festival 2024 by people from Lesotho; that’s crazy. This now is two years in a row, shutting it down. Thank you,” shared Dlamini.
The Maletsunyane Braai Festival is one of the biggest festivals in Lesotho.”
The DJ duo shared that early last month they also performed in Kenya. According to the duo, the show was lovely; it was sold out. The people were happy with their performance. They also revealed that the organisers of the Kenya show saw them perform at the Eswatini Farmers Market 2024, and booked them on the spot.
The DJs started as a dance group of six friends and then decided to be DJs. They were inspired by the likes of DJ Shimza, Caiiro, and Da Capo. They started the group in 2016.
The Trend Twins are an Afro-house duo that specialises in Afro-house, Gqom music, and dance. They have shared the stage with the likes of Sho Madjozi, Sjava, Master Kg, Black Motion, Tira, Kwesta, Dj Zinhle, Bholoja, Sands, Dj Fresh, Scorpion Kings, and many more. They have performed internationally in Europe as dancers in countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands, and Spain.
The duo has also performed in Nigeria, South Africa, and Mozambique. Locally, they have performed in all regions and also at most festivals, including MTN BUSHFIRE 2022, ESWATINI_FARMERS_MARKET, Swazi Rally, Eswatini Motorsport Weekend, Solanis Shisanyama, Exchange Lounge and Shisanyama, Esbayeni Lodge, Zhumao Lounge, and many more. They have also performed at Bush Fire as dancers, House Musiq Fest, Swazi Rally, Imphisi Rally, and many local club and road shows.