Hip Hop artist Sjava whose real name is Jabulani Hadebe has collaborated with producer and sound engineer Mfanafuthi Ruff Nkosi to launch a new record label 1020 Cartel.
The new record label is launched a few months after Sjava dumped Ambitiouz Entertainment.
PRESS RELEASE DATE: FRIDAY 31 JULY 2020
SJAVA AND RUFF LAUNCH SOUTH AFRICA’S NEWEST RECORD LABEL, 1020 CARTEL
Multitalented musician and songwriter Jabulani Sjava Makubo has paired up with decorated Producer and engineer Mfanafuthi Ruff Nkosi to launch South Africa’s newest record label 1020 Cartel which is set to release its first offering iSambulo — a collaborative album by the label’s artists — in August 2020.
The duo teamed up with Nothando Migogo of Sosela Legal and Advisory to establish 1020 Management, the operations, and strategy arm of the 1020 group.
iSambulo, which means “The Revelation”, drops on August 28th and introduces the four new artists signed to the 1020 Cartel stable, namely vocalist Yallunder, rapper Anzo, poet Nue_Sam and maskhandi artist Mzukulu.
Fans and music lovers will be able to pre-order the album from all major digital streaming servers from Friday, 7 August and will be rewarded with an exclusive new song each week in the lead up to the full album release.
Sjava is excited by the launch,
“Ruff and I are really excited about launching this label because at the core, we’re activating a movement that promotes excellence in the arts, collaboration and creating value for everyone involved. I have so much faith in the four artists we are working with. They are so talented and have so much to offer the South African music landscape.”
Ruff expressed his excitement at working with an “artistically diverse” catalogue of artists in creating iSambulo.
“It has been an inspiring experience putting together the unique talents of each artist on this one project. iSambulo draws from different genres: African Trap, maskhandi, hip-hop, poetry, classical and soul, and what makes it amazing is that the end-product doesn’t feel like many different parts put together. The sounds are perfectly blended and the end result is smooth and clean.”
Sjava fans took to social media to share the new record label development and his fans expressed their gratitude and support towards the new 1020 Cartel record label.
Congratulations bro… Wish only good things for your new journey.
— Lebo (@LebogangNyamaa) July 31, 2020
Siyak'bongisa Bhuti, ndlela ntle ukuya phambili. We surely gonna buy the album 🔥 pic.twitter.com/tNWFY2roAH
— 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 #PutSouthAfricansFirst (@Mwelase__Nhlapo) July 31, 2020