Une Mali video

Pearl Thusi, left, Oskido and Nokwazi on the set of ‘Une Mali’. Image via Twitter @Oskidobelieve

Watch: Oskido drops music video for ‘Une Mali’ featuring Pearl Thusi

The new video heralds Pearl Thusi’s singing debut and also features Nokwazi Dlamini on vocals.

Une Mali video

Pearl Thusi, left, Oskido and Nokwazi on the set of ‘Une Mali’. Image via Twitter @Oskidobelieve

The recording artist, real name Oscar Sibonginkosi Malongwa, dropped the music video for his hit Une Mali on 21 January.

Besides vocals from Pearl Thusi and Nokwazi Dlamini, it also features an appearance by DJ Zinhle.

1980s THEME FOR ‘UNE MALI’ VIDEO

Directed by Kyle White, the music video has a throwback 1980s theme set in an olden day South African shebeen showing Nokwazi’s strong vocals commanding a crowd. Viewers soon see DJ Zinhle dressed in a 1980s black-and-white polka-dot outfit, followed by Oskido dressed as a gangster entering the crowd.

Focalistic performs his verse while seated at the bar and Thusi then makes her musical debut as she joins Nokwazi on stage to perform.

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘UNE MALI’ HERE:

OSKIDO CREATES EXCITEMENT FOR RELEASE

On 14 January, Oskido posted three pictures from the shoot on his Instagram account.

“I’ve been working on something amazing and I can’t wait until you all see it. Be on the lookout for #unemali,” he said.

He also dropped a snippet from the video, asking his 539,000 followers what they thought. He received only positive feedback as fans awaited the release.

Earlier in the week of release, he also posted a behind-the-scenes shot of DJ Zinhle.

After posting pictures of Pearl Thusi in the video, there was fan speculation on whether she would be featured on vocals and Oskido quickly cleared things up:

“I see people are wondering about @PearlThusi being on #Unemali. Yep, she’s featured on the vocals of the song alongside @nokwazidlams and @FOCALISTIC.”

PEARL THUSI ON HER SINGING DEBUT

A very excited Thusi took to Twitter to share the happy news with her 2.6 million followers. She also thanked Oskido for the opportunity.

Fans of Queen Sono gave overwhelming support for the star becoming a musician too.

Her fans also went as far as getting a petition in motion to get a season two of Queen Sono.

BEST-FRIEND DUO DJ ZINHLE AND PEARL THUSI

Thusi and DJ Zinhle are one of Mzansi’s most famous best-friend duos. They have a close-knit relationship with each other and their children too.

For them to be featured in the music video together is a special moment for them as women in the entertainment industry.

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