Times of Eswatini

DJ Tira launches Bearings at The XChange

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MANZINI – Mthokozisi Khathi, profession­ally known by his stage name DJ Tira, on Friday launched his cider in Eswatini.

7he name of the cider is 0aNoya %earings. Not only did the 6outh African '- launched his cider Eut he also performed at the 7he ;&hange /ounge and 6hisanyama.

7he event which was dedicated to the official launch of the cider saw some of (swatini¶s Eest artists hitting the stage. 7he event started just Eefore the sun set with the resident '-s of the estaElishm­ent hit up the decNs and Nept the patrons who were at the venue on their toes. -ust after the last resident '- %isto played his set the other '-s also tooN turns to wow the crowd.

=ulu ' NjeE]a /ady =ee 0atam]a and 6ean are the other '-s who played. '- =ulu ' for a moment left the decNs to the front of the stage to engage more with the screaming fans who couldn¶t get enough of his set. 7he well-Nnown artist had put on a *ospel song ‘Zizojik’ Izinto’ Ey /u- sanda 6piritual *roup. After midnight the venue started filling up.

Ready

-ust after am the man of the hour was ready to meet his fans and also introduce his new prodigy to them. ,t is worth noting that the artist had Eeen at the venue for over an hour Eefore he was set to perform. )or the 0aNoya %earings launch '- 7ira had set up a white house liNe tent with was furnished with different colour /-shaped chairs and there were two large fridges with the cider inside. :hile there were a few people on stage and an an[ious crowd '- 7ira could Ee heard on the mic greeting his fans which ignited loud screams from his fans. As soon as he went through the silver gates surroundin­g the stage he went straight to the turntaEles and also graEEed the mic and said µ(swatini are you ready"¶ +e mi[ed some of his hit songs including µSikilidi’ ‘Malume’and ‘Ngilimele’ just to name a few. 5ight ne[t to the artist was the %earings cider which he was seen showing off from time-to-time. After the artist performed for an hour he tooN the mic and shared a few words. ³7hanN you so much for supporting all my worN and today the launch of %earings. , would also liNe to thanN '- 0fundo for pushing so hard for my cider to Ee Nnown in the country. ,t is 0fundo¶s Eirthday today and , want to wish you a happy Eirthday my Erother ´ he said.

'- 7ira gave this puElicatio­n a Erief interview and shared that he was very happy with how his cider was well received in the country especially Eecause he had always appreciate­d the support he got from (swatini and it only made sense that he launched in the country first after his home country. ³7he drinN has Eeen created to inspire many other entreprene­urs who wish to invent a Erand in southern Africa to show that it¶s possiEle. , decided to create a cider Eecause , Nnew many of my fans would enjoy a cider from 0aNoya %earings. (swatini is one of the countries that support '7ira in everything that he does so it was important that when , start taNing %earings &ider outside of 6A , consider (swatini as one of the counties , looN at ´ said µ0alume %earings¶.

'- 7ira in 'ecemEer announced his own thirst-Tuenching premium cider which in recent events had Eeen maNing room locally.

Gold

7he name of the cider was derived from his nicNname µ0alume %earings¶ and has a gold and green looN and feel to it. 6o far we¶ve only seen ml cans that have si[ per cent alcohol volume. ,t is without douEt that '7ira has always Eeen Eusiness orientated and it¶s unEelievaE­le to see that after two decades in the industry he is still relevant and his Eoss moves are inspiring. ,t¶s not out of the ordinary to see celeEritie­s testing the waters of side-hustling. )rom &assper Nyovest to 3rince .ayEee to 0ac* actors actresses musicians podcasters and other famous figures are using their fame and fortune and turning to Eusiness. +owever there¶s a common trend in the type of Eusiness many are turning to. ,t is worth noting that the Ningdom hasn¶t seen any local musician or artist venturing into this type of Eusiness Eut have side hustles from the liNes of 6nowee who is an internatio­nal supermodel. 6nowee currently has her own fragrance Ey the name of µ6ante¶.

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 ?? (Pics: Nombuso Dlamini) ?? The crowd going crazy, singing and screaming during DJ Tira’s (INSET) performanc­e.
(Pics: Nombuso Dlamini) The crowd going crazy, singing and screaming during DJ Tira’s (INSET) performanc­e.
 ?? ?? DJ Lady Zee on the turntables doing what she knows best during the Bearings launch.
DJ Lady Zee on the turntables doing what she knows best during the Bearings launch.
 ?? ?? DJ Njebza during his set at The XChange Lounge.
DJ Njebza during his set at The XChange Lounge.

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