Singer and songwriter Lindokuhle "Mlindo' Mgedezi has mended his broken relationship with DJ and producer Maphorisa who discovered the then-unknown talent on social media years ago.

When DJ Maphorisa, real name Themba Sonnyboy Sekowe heard him sing in a video that went viral on the internet, he was blown away. He went to the ends of the world to try and track him down, so he could record music with him. DJ Maphorisa helped Mlindo to record his first project under his record label and helped to build his brand. He took him under his wing and signed him at his label, BlaqBoy Music.

THE BIG FIGHT

But things went south, and they became arch-enemies when DJ Maphorisa accused Mlindo of double-crossing him with his road manager Nyiko Bilankulu. "It's so crazy how people will backstab you. Mlindo the Vocalist came to Jozi. He didn't know anyone and I had to get him a road manager. Cool. I asked Nyiko to help Mlindo. At that time Nyiko was super broke but a cool, hard-working guy, so I gave him a chance, not knowing the devil,' Mamphorisa said. The two were not on speaking terms for over a year due to the altercation. 

NYIKO IS NO LONGER WORKING WITH MLINDO

Mlindo's former manager, Nyiko tells ZiMoja that he stopped working with Mlindo about a year ago. "Ay Uyahlupha uMlindo (Mlindo is troublesome). But we are good. I just haven't been working with him,' Nyiko says. "I heard he went back to working with Maphorisa, but I am not sure about the details of their working relationship.' 

WORKING ON NEW MUSIC

Mlindo confirms to ZiMoja that he and Maphorisa have kissed and made up. "We are good now," he says, adding that, "It was just a misunderstanding between my manager and him. He couldn't get hold of me and blamed Nyiko. Ntwana took over and Maphorisa lost contact with me. It had nothing to do with exploitation like everyone made it out to be.' Mlindo says they have been back together and working since the end of 2022. "We sat down, had a chat and cleared the air. We were in the studio three days ago working on the deluxe version of his album Lindokuhle released in 2022."