M La Mellz

M La Mellz (born Inamandla Meluleki Mpanza on 7 March 1993 in Durban) is an International dynamic Record Producer from South Africa, and the founder of House Music 07 Rec (HM07R), Soul Music 07 Ent (SM07E), North Coast Legacy Media Agency (N.C.L.M.A). He is the creator of 'The Legendary Journey of House' (The Le JOH) mixtape series and the Author of Virtuosity Mag (Viruosityezen).

Mr. Mellz is also a writer and poet and a former fitness and a basketball coach.

La Mellz started his music journey in 2013 when he composed his first deep house song titled 'Over the Mountains'. The song was made at his home of Nongoma with a broken laptop that He bought from his nephew. In 2015, he produced 'The New Journey (Unreleased EP)', which
includes songs such as 'My Emotional Doctor' and 'The Deeptown In Newtown', among others.

Mellz is a co-founder of the Addicts S.A band. He also produces genres like Afro-Beat, and is also known as M.M Jazz, releasing an EP titled 'The Greener Gold' under that name in 2018.

M.L'Mellz sound has travelled all corners of Africa up until 2021 whereby he received lot of love, appreciation and recognition from the Zawose family in Tanzania.

The legendary Dr. Hukwe Zawose (May His soul rest in peace) —educator, instrument builder, cultural conservationist, and, most importantly, a charismatic singer and musician of singular abilities— introduced the music of his people (the Wagogo, of central Tanzania's arid Dodoma region) to an international audience.

Zawose grew up on a farm in Dodoma, teaching himself to sing and play the music of his people, the Wagogo, while he herded the family’s cows. He gained such a reputation that Tanzania’s first president Julius Nyrere invited him to come to Dar es Salaam, the country’s capital. Zawose then toured abroad, appearing in England in the mid-eighties with the Master Musicians of Tanzania. fRoots editor Ian Anderson recalled: “He seems to have at least three voices from different parts of his throat, sliding from one to another with breathtaking ease.” While in the UK, the Master Musicians recorded a number of studio sessions, released on Triple Earth as Tanzania Yetu (1985) and Mateso (1987).

Zawose returned from his tours and set up the Bagamoyo College of Arts on the shore of the Indian Ocean. Here, the music and dance of all 122 of Tanzania’s ethnic groupings is not only kept alive but strengthened. Returning to the UK , he toured with his band Chibite and gave workshops organised by the WOMAD Foundation.

Sinaubi Zawose the son of Dr. Hukwe Zawose collaborated with M La Mellz on a record "Chaka Chaka" written in Swahili and Gogo language, and released under House Music 07 Rec in 2021.

December 2, 2022 M La Mellz was part of the Welaa E.p released by Sinaubi Zawose in Italy under Salgari Records. The song is titled " Welaa" by Sinaubi Zawose Featuring. M La Mellz.

released December 2, 2022

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