American star Doja Cat tapped into her South African roots as she harmonised with South African a cappella group, The Joy, on stage during her headline performance at Coachella music festival on Sunday.
During her performance, Doja – whose real name is Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamnini – welcomed South African a cappella group ‘The Joy’ on stage.
The group performed a verse in Zulu in the star’s hit track, Acknowledge Me, as they shared a moment harmonising with the singer. As the performance came to an end, the crowd went wild.
Footage of the moment was shared to Instagram by the group after their performance at Coachella in California on Sunday:
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As per News24, harmonic members of The Joy are Pastor (Ntokozo Bright Magcaba), Duzie (Melokuhle Mkhungo), Guduza (Sphelele Hlophe), Sthombe (Phelelani Sithole), and Marcus (Sanele Ngcobo).
The Joy’s Duzie Hlophe told News24 that Doja Cat’s team reached out to the group’s management ahead of the star’s headliner performance.
Hlophe added that when the group met Amala, she said that she had been following them on social media for years, and was looking for an opportunity to work together.
In an Instagram post reflecting on their performance at Coachella, The Joy wrote:
“It’s been so hard to keep this a secret !! Tonight we performed with the amazing @dojacat on @coachella ‘s main stage in front of 100 000 people ! Thank you Amala, or rather Zandile 😋”
Doja Cat, an American singer and rapper, has South African roots. Her father, Dumisani Dlamini, a South African actor, met Amala’s mother, Elizabeth Sawyer, in New York when he was performing Sarafina! on Broadway.
Amala has described her father as an “incredible dancer and a great actor,” but has previously said that she isn’t well acquainted with him.
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