Maya Christinah Xichavo Wegerif (conceived 9 May 1992), referred to expertly as Sho Madjozi (/ʃɒˈmɑːdjɔːrzɪ/shoh-mah-JOH-zee), is a South African rapper, artist, lyricist, entertainer and artist.
Madjozi joins the Tsonga culture through her music and public picture.
In 2019, Madjozi was named as one of Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 for her commitment in the music and diversion area.
Madjozi was brought into the world on 9 May 1992 in Shirley Town, Elim, Limpopo, the girl of Rosemary Phaweni and Marc Wegerif who ran a non-administrative association which was made to help individuals with their territory claims. Her mom is of African plunge while her dad is of European descent.[5] After her folks separated at an early age, she was primarily raised by her mom. Madjozi has stepsisters from both her mom’s and father’s sides.
As her dad, Marc Wegerif, voyaged routinely specifically districts of the mainland, Madjozi had freedoms to go with her dad – she followed him to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he worked for the beneficent association Oxfam while she was a youngster.
She likewise invested some energy selling garments at business sectors in Senegal during 2016 to accommodate family.
Subsequent to graduating secondary school at the Global School of Tanganyika in Tanzania, Madjozi was offered a grant to Mount Holyoke School in South Hadley, Massachusetts, US, to consider exploratory writing and African investigations.
While in the US, she began composing sonnets under the nom de plume of MayaThePoet.
The sonnets were about governmental issues, personality and race. Madjozi got back to South Africa, where she took up a cooperation in learning at the College of South Africa, Johannesburg, and furthermore arranged songwriting for other nearby craftsmen.
She started rapping and making music under her stage name “Sho Madjozi”. Madjozi rose to popularity after her joint effort with rapper Okmalumkoolkat on the track “Ngiyashisa Bhe” and the hit single “Gqi”
She has propelled such countless youngsters who need to be actually similar to her one day . She is additionally accessible via web-based media stages like Instagram and on her new post she imparted to fans an excellent image of her wearing the most popular trend which left many fans dumbfounded in Mzansi .