The
Early Days:
Fiesta Black aka FB (real name Thandi
Nakampe Mokgoankgoa) is a 24 year old singer, songwriter, actress, rapper and
MC from Titibe Ga Dikgale in Limpopo. FB was born on the 30th of
August 1989 at Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto as the eldest of the 8 siblings.
She was raised by her grandmother, father and step mother in Norwood. Attending
the Knowledge is Virtue Academy, FB was a tomboy and did everything the boys
did including rapping.
The only girly activity FB
participated in was ballet which explains her acrobatic moves on stage. As a
tomboy FB did everything boyish including skateboarding, roller skating, car
racing and beat boxing in hip hop cyphers. A troublesome teen, FB was outgoing,
and winded up in trouble because she staying out late, chilling in the corner with the boys. It
is these chill sessions that would later bring out the performer in her.
Since she was naughty, FB was shipped
down to rural Limpopo after completing primary school years to live with her
mother who was thought to be a disciplinarian. This move backfired as in
Limpopo she was quickly led to drinking, smoking and bunking school. Being a
Johannesburg girl in Limpopo, FB quickly became popular and the popularity led
to her participating in talent contests which she came tops. She continued
wining talent competitions even when she returned to Johannesburg to finish her
high schooling and polished her music craft towards stardom.
The
Music career:
Fiesta Black has been in and out of
studios for the past 10 years. In her earlier years she recorded rap and
developed into a fully-fledged vocalist that can sing, chant and rap. Growing
up she was part of a crew and used to get together with her friends to records
tons and tons of songs. Hitting the studio was their favorite pastime.
FB tried out every major audition
there is in South Africa, from Popstars, Idols to SA got talent and I want to
sing Gospel. Though she never made it far on any of the competitions, she always
knew I was going to be a star. She started organizing events in clubs and
performing professionally, switching genres from Hip-Hop to Dance.
It wasn’t long before her
performances started attracting the right industry connections. It wasn’t long
before she started working with industry giants like DJ Mbuso, Jerah, Iggy
Smalls, Chris J and even international names such as Byron Kino. Through guitar
extrodinare Jerah, FB met producer and music maestro Tibi (of Blackjack’s Cina
fame) and recorded her first dance demo. The demo was heard by DJ Ganyani who
immediately wanted to collaborate on a song. The end result was the house
banger Xigubu which has now been nominated for best hit single and best
collaboration on the 13th Metro FM Music Awards.
With over a decade years in the music business FB has written and
recorded songs with the following producers and artists:
Producers:
Tibi – Produced for Mlu, Kabelo,
Demin, Thembi Seete, Black Jack, Ganyani
Chris J - Produced for Donald
Revolution
- Produced for Mafikizolo, Dr Malinga, Oskido
DJ Mbuso – Founder Phezulu Records
Artists:
Jerah – Song: Bye-Bye
DJ QNess – Song: Untitled
Denim – Song: Holiday
Byron Keno – Song: Night is still young
Revolution – Song: Ngoma yamina