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According to the organizer, Zahara, whose music has been classified loosely as ‘Afro-soul’, will thrill participants at the Awards with her captivating songs, in her native Xhosa language, and English.

“ Zahara will perform songs from her album including her three chart-topping singles “Phendula”, “Impilo”, and “Stay,” they said.

With 17 South African Music Awards accolades, the singer is also a recipient of three Metro FM Awards, and one Nigeria Entertainment Award

Commenting on Zahara’s participation in the awards, EMY Africa CEO, Kojo Soboh said, “Clearly, she’s a class act and this is a musician who gels with EMY’s niche audience and the atmosphere we want to create at the final ceremony.

Zahara released her debut album Loliwe (2011), which went double platinum, and her second album, Phendula (2013)

The songstress’ third album, Country Girl (2015), was certified triple platinum while her fourth album, Mgodi (2017), was her best-selling album and was certified platinum.

Her fifth album, Nqaba Yam (2021), peaked at number 1 on iTunes.