{"id":41461,"date":"2019-09-18T11:46:02","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T10:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/hip-hop-breakthrough-artist-tshego-is-south-africas-deezer-next-act\/"},"modified":"2020-05-10T21:07:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T20:07:45","slug":"hip-hop-breakthrough-artist-tshego-is-south-africas-deezer-next-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/hip-hop-breakthrough-artist-tshego-is-south-africas-deezer-next-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Hip-hop breakthrough artist Tshego is South Africa&#8217;s Deezer Next Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29350 pam-featured-content\"  src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tshego.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tshego.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tshego-759x427.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tshego-1010x568.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tshego-661x372.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tshego-465x262.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tshego-375x211.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>South Africa\u2019s very own multitalented singer, songwriter and producer,\u00a0Tshego\u00a0is the latest addition to join \u2018Deezer Next\u2019 class of 2019.<\/h4>\n<p>Deezer, continues to help emerging talent bring their music to fans across the globe with the announcement of the new addition to the Deezer Next family, Tshego. Also know as &#8220;The Pink Panther&#8221;, Tshegofatso Ketshabile from his real name, shows a versatile\u00a0style\u00a0combining\u00a0effortlessly R&amp;B, hip-hop and Afropop.<\/p>\n<p>Born in the United States, Tshego settled in Mafikeng, South Africa in 2002 where he honed his craft. The artist impressed fans with his breakout EP\u00a0<i>Since 1990<\/i>\u00a0in 2014 and has been attracting attention from veterans and newcomers ever since.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #333333;\">After previous Deezer Next Alumni including <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/jorja-smith\/\">Jorja Smith<\/a> and Rag\u2018n\u2019Bone Man, Tshego will receive 12 months of dedicated support from Deezer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dRim6xbf7CY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29351\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/70167116_2369314663328426_423768999868760064_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/70167116_2369314663328426_423768999868760064_o.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/70167116_2369314663328426_423768999868760064_o-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/70167116_2369314663328426_423768999868760064_o-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/70167116_2369314663328426_423768999868760064_o-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/70167116_2369314663328426_423768999868760064_o-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/70167116_2369314663328426_423768999868760064_o-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/70167116_2369314663328426_423768999868760064_o-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/70167116_2369314663328426_423768999868760064_o-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/70167116_2369314663328426_423768999868760064_o-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa\u2019s very own multitalented singer, songwriter and producer,\u00a0Tshego\u00a0is the latest addition to join \u2018Deezer Next\u2019 class of 2019. 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