Bennet Skheto Baloyi (born 11 January 1978) known by his stage name Benny Mayengani is a South African Xitsonga singer. He rose to fame following the release of his debut studio album Tiba Ben in 2011.
Benny Mayengani | |
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| Birth name | Bennet Skheto Baloyi |
| Born | (1978-01-11) January 11, 1978 (age 44) Bolobedu, Limpopo Province, South Africa |
| Origin | Shawela, Limpopo Province, South Africa |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
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Benny Mayengani is known for his collaboration with Mr Jambatani, Prince Ranghani, Joe Shirimani na Vana va Ndoda under Limpopo Poison. He released his debut studio album Tiba Ben in 2011 which gained him prominent notability in the Xitsonga music industry. On 28 September 2013 during Xitsonga Music Awards, Benny Mayengani scored three nominations in these categories; Best Xitsonga Male Artist, Best Xitsonga Popular Song of the year and Best Xitsonga Album of the year.[1]
His 10th studio album Ni Happy which was released in 2019 was nominated at the Limpopo Music Awards for Best Male Artist.[2] Benny Mayengani recently released an album "Malambani" on the 27th of November 2020 which topped the iTunes Charts for four days in a row, in fact one can say that malambani did good on online platforms.
Benny Mayingani apart from his musical career he became the first Tsonga musician to be an official of the Johannesburg Chamber as PR Councilor of City of Johannesburg accounted by Economic Freedom Fighters in 2016.[3] On 7 October 2019 Benny Mayengani quit as the PR Councilor of EFF.[4][5] In February 2020 Limpopo Chairperson Stanley Mathabatha of African National Congress , officially welcomed Benny Mayengani to the ANC.
Benny Mayengani was looking forward to host music concert, #FillUpGiyaniStadium in 2018. He used a similar affix ("Fill Up"/"#FillUp") as South African rapper Cassper Nyovest, which resulted in accusation made by Cassper Nyovest that Benny Mayengani used his trademark by sending Benny Mayengani a cease and desist letter.[6] Investigation revealed that Cassper Nyovest did not own the #FillUp trademark and can not take any action against Benny Mayengani.[7]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| XMA10 2012 | Benny Mayengani | Best Xitsonga Polpular Song of the year | Won |
| XMA13 2015 | Nghoma (w/ Limpopo Roots) | Best Xitsonga House Song | Nominated[8] |
| Benny Mayengani | Best Xitsonga Duo/Group | ||
| Kecekece (w/ Kenny Bevhula, Percy Mfana, Prince Rhangane & Sunglen) | Best Xitsonga Collaboration | Won[9] | |
| Benny Mayengani | Best Male Artist | Nominated | |
| Nkondo wa tuva | Most Popular Song |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| LIMA 2019 | Benny Mayegani | INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTOR “FILL UP GIYANI STADIUM” | Won[10] |
| Himself | Best Male Artist | Nominated[11][12] |