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  "slug": "sho-madjozi",
  "name": "Sho Madjozi",
  "description": "Sho Madjozi appears 2 times in our Gqom and The Waxonia Desk — Out of Durban lists, placing as high as No. 7. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/sho-madjozi/",
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  "years": {
    "first": 2019,
    "last": 2019
  },
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      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/sho-madjozi--john-cena/",
      "title": "John Cena",
      "year": 2019,
      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Gqom's rhythmic ideas turned into outright pop, in Xitsonga, about a wrestler. Included because a genre that could not do this would have stayed in Durban.",
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      "label": null,
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