Professor reclaims groove with new single ‘Order’

PROFESSOR (born Mkhonzeni Langa) has made his long-awaited return to the music scene with a dance anthem titled Order, released just in time for the summer.

- LUTHO PASIYA

PROFESSOR keeps evolving and Order is the latest chapter.

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The comeback marks another defining chapter in the career of one of South Africa’s most consistent hit-makers, an artist who has carried the kwaito sound through every wave of musical change since the early 2000s.

Allow us to take you back.

Professor first came to national attention as one half of the dynamic duo Tzozo and Professor, known for club favourites like Woze Durban, Amantombazane, White Wedding and Gqgobha.

The duo’s streetwise lyrics and infectious beats captured the sound of Durban and helped shape the early soundscape of post-2000 kwaito.

When Professor later went solo, he cemented his reputation as one of the genre’s greats with his debut album University of Kalawa Jazmee, which produced chart-toppers such as Jezebel, Imoto and Lento.

These songs became cultural touch-points - party anthems that defined an era.

The album earned him major recognition at the South African Music Awards (Samas), where he won Best Kwaito Album and Best Male Artist.