Biography
Mr Thela is a South African DJ and producer from Cape Town, recognised as one of the key voices behind Cape Town Gqom, Gqom Gospel and Church Groove. Raised between Gugulethu and Samora Machel in Philippi, he began DJing in 2016 after growing up around church music and playing keyboard. He broke through in 2020 as part of Mshayi & Mr Thela with Make Cape Town Great Again, a Platinum-certified lockdown-era album that brought Cape Town gqom into h...Read more