Thendo Thukhutha from Tshilungoma, near Thohoyandou, also known as DJ Tuksin, rose to fame in October 2021 when he released an amapiano remake of the famous ZCC song, Tshivhidzelwa. This remix, which features local diva Makhadzi, opened many doors for DJ Tusksin and scored him a record deal with the Gauteng-based record label, Open Mic.
Since joining Open Mic, DJ Tuksin has released many hit singles, including Khethile khethile, featuring Mukololo, and his most recent single, Mukhavha, featuring Makhadzi and Fuza.
Mukhavha is the title track of his long-awaited debut album, Mukhavha, which was released last Friday, 24 March. The album includes other hot tracks such as Bambelela, featuring Vyn and Tonic Jazz, Hasha Mulilo, featuring Pertu Vee, Tshilangano, featuring Mukololo, Inkomo zam, featuring Nacley and Drizzy Sam Rsa, Tikakumane, featuring Temwah and Drizzy Sam Rsa, and Kumanandi Ethandweni, featuring Eves Manxeba and Fuza.
DJ Tuksin said completing the album had taken him more than seven months. "My dream is for this album to reach gold within a few months of its release. I worked very hard on this album; it is an expression of my love for music. I love music because it heals me, and it calms me when storms brew. I find peace of mind through music. You can send a very powerful message through music, and people can learn a lot through music. I like the fact that artists from very different parts of the world can speak the same language through music," he said.
DJ Tuksin fell in love with music at a young age. "I grew up playing the drums. Because I never got an opportunity to play drums in church, my parents decided to buy me a small set of drums, so that I could practise every day," he said.
He completed his matric in 2018 and decided to take a gap year to focus on producing music. That same year, he teamed up with Unarine Sk da DJ Luvhimbi and formed a musical duo, called SyncDjs. They released a single, called Bodela la munna wanga, late in 2018, which had already grown very popular by the next year. The song was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2019 TSHIMA Awards.