Lady Du Shows Busiswa Love After Working With Two American Superstars. Busiswa Gqulu, known mononymously as Busiswa or Busi, is a South African singer-songwriter and poet. Born in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa, she gained public recognition for her feature on DJ Zinhle’s song, “My Name Is”, after being discovered by Kalawa Jazmee’s CEO Oskido
Released November 4, the eagerly awaited ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ album brings with it plenty of cause for celebration in Mzansi. ‘Her Majesty. The Queen’, Mthatha-born Busiswa, is once again part of an international movie soundtrack having also featured on The Lion King: The Gift on the song My Power.
Amapiano star Lady Du took to social media to show Busiswa love for being a hard worker, having featured in Beyoncé’s Black Is King, and now Rihanna; the two female artists considered to be the powerhouse in music. “Can we give @busiswaah her flowers guys, she’s worked with Beyoncé now with Rihanna, why nenza ngathi aniboni these news should be everywhere!!!! Munikeni munikeni her glory Congratulations mama you work really hard. May God continue to bless your hustle,” she wrote.
Speaking on meeting Beyonce, Busiswa said: “It was my first time in first class. We got on a plane and dropped in LA. I connected with Moonchild in LA. What you have to understand is that both Moonchild and I are from Eastern Cape, and we were in LA together to do what felt like the most incredible project we were ever going to be a part of. We didn’t know anything, we had no details, we just presented ourselves. We were just showing up,” she said.
Busiswa spoke about how she was holding back when she started, but she was quickly encouraged to “go hard”, and that’s when she left everything on the set. The star said she couldn’t believe it when she met the queen and received a compliment. She said after a few takes, Beyoncé gave her a young round of applause and said: “Girl, you’re a beast!”
Taking to Instagram, Busiswa also wrote a letter of gratitude to Bey, thanking her for changing her life. “My Queen Beyoncé, I thank God for your life. The vessel you’ve allowed yourself to be. The seat you have given so many at the table. The realisations you’ve created for millions of young girls, but particularly for girls in my hometown of Mthatha, SA. Girls who will see me on your platform and unleash their own inner queens because they realise everything you can dream is within reach.”
“My life is changed. My own black king, my son, will understand greatness comes from authenticity and staying true to himself. Your impact will linger on for generations. Your legacy will forever be #TheGift. Thank You,” she wrote.
