Freddy Gwala

Freddy Gwala is a South African musician born in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.^[1] He started his career as a musician in Soweto.

He invented Zumba,^[2] a genre of African music, in the early 1970s.^[3][4][5] He began his music career with his brothers^[6] in 1973 after they formed a group called Pure Gold. He also co-founded another group called Platform One. He has also contributed to albums for different artists such as Brenda Fassie and other artists.^{[7][2][8][9][10][11]}

In October 2023, Gwala launched his 19th album, Iparole, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.^[4][12][13] During the album launch, he visited Victoria Falls.^[14] Some of his popular songs are "Amadamara", "Tshidi S'khelekhele", "Matshidiso" and "Ngiboshiwe".^{[4][15][16][17]}