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Up and Closed with CYA_UYAZI

Artist Bio/Profile

BACKGROUND

Siyabonga Mngomezulu Better Known As "CYA" Was Born In The Dusty
Streets Of Ermelo In Mpumalanga 1994 And Moved To Dundonald 2001 Due
To His Primary And Secondary Education.

Like Every Rapper, He Developed The Love And Passion For Music Back
Then In High School, Being Close To His School Friends Always
Listening To Hiphop Music
Artist Like F_Eezy, Maraza, Zulu Boy, Teargas, Pro, Red Button When
Playing Video Games. Something You Should Know, He's A Great Fan Of Video Games.

In 2009 CYA Decided To Start Writting His Own Lyrics, Record With His
Phone And Let His Friends Judge What He Has Recorded.

Then Him And His Friends Approached Some Guy From Around Their Hood
Who Was Having All Recording Equipment Asking To Record Songs To Him,
He Agreed Then They Started Working.

. . .They Recorded To The Guy For Couple Of Months And Decided To Buy
Their Own Recording Equipment And Form A Group Called "Game
Quest"

They Made A Name For Themselves Almost All Around Mpumalanga,
Performing Everywhere
They Can, Holding Online Interviews, Travelling To Attend Gigs And
Features Trying To Build The Group Name.

Early 2011, CYA Hooked Up With Hopewell Makhubu Better Known As
"McFAB" . They Decided To Do A Song Together Featuring Some Other Guy
Called S_BO.

From Then CYA Took Giant Steps To Also Push His Solo Music And Decided
To Start A PROMO Solo Mixtape That Featured Many Artists & Producers
From Different Provinces All Around South Africa.

Mixtape Was Done Late 2012 Featuring The Likes Of SiL, Swati
KhingKhong, Froz, Dr Tragik, Live Wire Just To Name Few. All The
Mastering & Mixing Was Done By S_BO.

From There, The Boy Just Clicked To The Whole Lots Of People.
According To Him "Success Is Not Just Success For Him, But For
Mpumalanga As A Whole..."

ARTISTS WORKED WITH

By This Short Period Of Time, The Boy Managed To Work With All The
Artists Below:-

*Easy Beez - GP
*McFab - MP
*The Dream - MP
*S_BO - MP
*Sincere - GP
*Profsam - MP
*Anthology - MP
*Globe Trotter - MP
*Yenus Production - MP
*Kapitaal beats - GP
*SiL - GP
*Dr Tragik - GP
*Live Wire - GP
*Maximum - GP
*Swatie KhingKhong - GP
*Weza - KZN
*Mr Zetman - EC
*P Master L - KZN
*Froz - GP
*Dj Sablo - GP
*Paige - Swaziland

RADIO STATIONS

*Ligwalagwala FM (NationWide)

- Played And Interviewed On The "Sisonke Midday Grove" Hosted By Khaya

*North West University FM (North West/Mafikeng)

- Played 3 Times On The Show Called "Hiphop Urban Brew" Hosted By Dizz

*Eldos FM (Gauteng)

- Played  A Couple Of Times On The Local Thursday Show "Wake Up With
Your Hands" Hosted By Zoma

- Played Again A Couple Of Times On The "Grand Drive" Show Hosted By
Bionik Forse

*Jozi FM (Gauteng)

- Played Once On The Afternoon Show W/ Dj Cya

*Ukhozi FM (NationWide)

- Performed LIVE On Air And Got Interviewed On The Hiphop Show Called
"Clever Unga Give Up" Hosted By Sbo, Tshatha Ugodo And Mojah Pooh.

*Vukani Community Radio FM (Estern Cape)

- Played And Interviewed On The Show Called "Underground Zone" Hosted
By Dj Snesh

Click Here To Download/Listen To The Interview :
http://www.datafilehost.com/download-95ae489c.html

*I - Radio (Dellas)

- His Song Tittled "My Way" From The "Beyond Repair Mixtape" Make It
To Get A Rotation Airplay On The International Radio Station Based In
America (Houston) On The Show Called "We Hustle 365" Hosted By
Crissy

*BCR (Barberton Community Radio)

- Played A Couple Of Times On Their Top 20 Music Charts On The Show
Called "Imbulukusa" Hosted By Bono

*Icora FM (KZN)

- Played On The Hiphop Show Called "Hiphop Zone" Hosted By CB

*Voice Of Wits FM (Johannesburg/Gauteng)

- Played A Couple Of Times On Various Shows

*TUT FM (Pretoria/Soshanguve)

- Played On The Show Called "TUT Network" Hosted By The Dream

*SBIS FM (Swaziland/Mandzini)

- Yet Again The Single "My Way" Was Played On A Swaziland Based Radio
Station, On The MLK Show Hosted By Dj Mdu

LANGUAGE

He Is Using 80% Zulu & 20% English In His Lyrics But Willing To Use
Other Languages When Comfortable. . .

INFLUENCE

Most He's Being Influenced By The Daily Life Challenges, Using Some
Other People's Lives And His Life Expiriences To Compose Music.

Secondly, He Get Inspiration From Other Artists Including Cats Like
F_Eezy, Molly, Sbuda P, Mickey M, Lungelo, Zakwe, Pro, KO (Teargas) .

STYLE

He Is A Prolific Music Writter, His Style Is Palatable And Matured
Enough For His Age, Geared For The Radio.

Promisingly Appeals To A Wide Audience But Yet Has A Bit Of Kasi
Flavour And Gritty With Catchy English Hooks.

FUTURE

. . .Still Indipendent Working Under "Nabalabantfu Ent:" Own By Delani
Mofokeng Who's Currently Managing Dj Nave & Dj Sphectacula.

FREE! Music & Video Link:-
www.ReverbNation.com/CYAMusic

For Bookings/Collaborations Contact

e-mail: NattyGumede@Gmail.com
Twitter: @NattyGee_SA