Toya Delazy

Toya Delazy, born Latoya Buthelezi in KwaZulu-Natal, is a London-based singer, producer and pianist who began playing classical piano and composing at nine. She is the granddaughter of Mangosuthu Buthelezi and great-granddaughter of the Zulu princess and composer Princess Magogo. Her debut album Due Drop, on Sony Music Africa, won her Newcomer of the Year at the 2013 South African Music Awards and led to a BET nomination. After Ascension she moved to London, set up Delazy Entertainment and released Jetlag and Uncommodified. In 2019 she created Afrorave, a fusion of techno, drum and bass and club beats with Zulu lyricism, set out on the album Afrorave Vol. 1. She played The Nest at Dekmantel Festival 2026 alongside Olof Dreijer.