Watch; Kelly Khumalo is working on new music and gets Mzansi impressed
Kelly Khumalo is a musical powerhouse; she revealed that she is working on new music posted a snippet of herself singing in the studio on her Instagram. Kelly has an astounding fan base that’s crazy in love with her music. Whenever she teases with a song, they go insane.
In her video, she sang a smooth and melodic song in afro-pop. After the release of the hit song Empini, Kelly became silent. Many people assumed she was taking a short break from music, but no, Kelly is a workaholic so, there’s no way she can ever stop recording and releasing new music.
Video of Kelly in the studio
It was a pretty simple video. Kelly channelled her vocal cords and started singing a sweet melody to give the video a theme of a jazzy feel; it was edited to black and white. Kelly was dressed in a simple, casual attire with a pair of very stunning sunnies.
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Comments from fans
Her first industry peer to comment on the video was her close friend Somizi Mhlongo. He commented about how Kelly releases music authentically. He stated that that’s why her songs become hits; she sings from the heart. Over 455 people cheered her on in the comments, with some people calling her the queen of vocals.
Discography
Kelly has released nine albums, and none of them was a miss. Her first album, titled TKO, was released in the year 2005. Her second album release was Itshitshi, which was released a year after her debut album. She later released the albums Siyajabula, Simply Kelly, The Past, The Present, The Future, Back to My Roots, My Truth, Unleased and The Voice of Africa.
Awards and previous SAMA snub
In 2013, she won the Best Female Artist award from the South African Music Awards. She later won numerous trophies. After not winning the last time, she felt the SAMA’s snubbed her and later said she would be submitting her name up for nominations.