Babes Wodumo
Bongekile Mildred Simelane (born 25 March 1994) prominently known as Babes Wodumo(also gqom queen), is a South African singer-songwriter and choreographer. She rose to fame following the release of her debut album Gqom Queen, Vol. 1 (2016) and furthermore subsequently being nominated at the MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act. Babes Wodumo is a part of the music connoisseurs who were pivotal in influencing the gqom genre's international acclaim.She appeared on the Black Panther: The Album compilation by Kendrick Lamar on a song titled "Redemption". In 2017, Wodumo was nominated for the BET Award for Best International Act: Africa. In July 2020, she released her second album Idando Kazi which included the hit song,"eLamont" featuring Mampintsha (former Big Nuz member) as well as Skillz.
Genre: afro-soul, south-african-pop, gqom
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Top Tracks
- Redemption (with Babes Wodumo)
- Kukhalu Meeee
- Sduku-Duku (feat. Babes Wodumo & Mshekesheke)
- Kade Sbenuza
- Imfene (feat. MaBzar, Babes Wodumo & Small Dj)
- Orkant/Balance Pon It - Mixed
- Orkant/Balance Pon It (feat. Babes Wodumo & Taranchyla)
- Solalala
- Dubane (feat. Worst Behaviour, Madanon, Mgilikiji & Babes Wodumo)
- IData Endlini Ka Tira
- AmaTsegeTsege
- Not Available (feat. Babes Wodumo & Tribby Wadi Bhozza)
- Freestyle (feat. Babes Wodumo & The Elevatorz)
- Not Available (feat. Babes Wodumo & Tribby Wadi Bhozza)
- Ibheshu (feat. Babes Wodumo & Mampintsha)
- Orkant/Balance Pon It
- Fuvkin Car (feat. Madanon, Babes Wodumo, Mampintsha & Gqom Kidds)
- Orkant/Balance Pon It
- Amaphoyisa
- Passport
Albums (41)
- Tiki Taka Reloaded (feat. Mgilane & Bhuwa G) (2025)
- Summer Grooves 2 (2023)
- Summer Yama Million (2023)
- Leyo Mpahla (2023)
- AMAPHOYISA (2023)
- Durban Gqom Party, Vol. 1 (2023)
- Indoda no Sisi (feat. Sykes) (2023)
- Kingsman (2022)
- R Mashesha (2022)
- Meeting With The King (2022)
- DIEGO (2021)
- Moto (2020)
- We Don't Play the Same Gqom (2020)
- Idandokazi (2020)
- Bhut'Madlisa (2020)
- Isibhaxu (feat. Mampintsha, Babes Wodumo and Pex Africah) (2020)
- AmaTsegeTsege (1970)
- Kade Sbenuza (2019)
- The Snyper (2019)
- Otshwaleni (2019)
- Ung'dunure (2019)
- Khon'iyingane layndlini (2019)
- Africa Is The Future (2019)
- Mcimbi Wethu (2019)
- Umphabazo (2018)
- Major Lazer Essentials (2018)
- Tied Up...Orkant/Balance Pon It... (2018)
- Orkant/Balance Pon It (2018)
- Orkant/Balance Pon It...All My Life (2018)
- Afrobeats Mix (DJ Mix) (2018)
- S'yaba Thandazela (2018)
- Ka Dazz (2018)
- Amaketanga (2018)
- Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By (2018)
- Usisi Oyedwa (2017)
- Wololo (Calvin Fallo Remix) (2016)
- Gqom Queen, Vol. 1 (2016)
- Durbans Finest (Reloaded) (2016)
- Fuvkin Car (1970)
- Ibheshu (1970)
- For the Fans (2015)
Full machine-verifiable record (JSON-LD, dual-chain proof, every album and recording): https://artists.proofprofile.net/storage/jsonld/artists/0768/artist-1896.json