Lady Zamar

Lady Zamar is back in the studio after undergoing throat surgery. Image via Twitter @Lady_Zamar

Songstress Lady Zamar returns to studio after undergoing throat surgery

Award-winning singer Lady Zamar is back in the studio after undergoing throat surgery in November. She is set to release new music next year.

Lady Zamar

Lady Zamar is back in the studio after undergoing throat surgery. Image via Twitter @Lady_Zamar

Award-winning singer-songwriter Lady Zamar has been away from the local music industry since 2019. The Tembisa-born singer underwent throat surgery in November 2021 after having some issues that started in 2020. A source revealed Lady Zamar was back in the studio working on new music but she was taking a break from the media. 

LADY ZAMAR’S MUSIC CAREER

Yamikani Janet Banda aka Lady Zamar blasted onto the music scene in 2015 when she teamed up with Pretoria-based DJ Junior Taurus on a house hit titled Mamelodi featuring Odyssey 012. The pair then released a collaborative album titled Cotton Candy which was nominated for Best Dance Album at the South African Music Awards (Samas) in 2016.

The 34-year-old singer released her debut album King Zamar in 2017 that earned her the Best Dance Album award at the Samas in 2018. The album features hits like Love Is Blind, Collide and It’s You

Her last album, Monarchy was released in 2019. The songstress has been on a hiatus since.

WATCH THE ‘LOVE IS BLIND’ MUSIC VIDEO HERE

LADY ZAMAR’S THROAT SURGERY 

Speaking to City Press, sources close to Lady Zamar revealed that she started having issues with her throat and voice in 2020. 

“When it started, she thought she had flu and dismissed it, until she realised that she had a bigger problem when her voice was not restored.”

Another source said: “Her voice sounded like a baby when you spoke to her on the phone. It honestly scared me because I did not think she would recover. I thought it would be the end of her music career and that was bad because music is all she knows.” 

The source told the publication that the star singer had throat surgery in November. 

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BACK IN STUDIO 

Lwazi Zondo, promotions manager at Universal Music Africa confirmed that Lady Zamar was back in the studio working on new music. 

“She is always in studio recording new music. She is also taking a break from the media for now. So, she is not comfortable speaking.” 

A third source added that Lady Zamar could release new music in 2023.