Nhlakanipho Manqele

Previous paid speaking roles

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Contractors

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• English

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• South African
• UK English
• USA Southern
• African

• Indian
• Russian

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Productions­ Nhlakanipho has appeared in i­nclude Raj­esh ­Gopie’s The Coolie Odyss­ey, which wo­n h­im Best New Comer & Sup­porting Actor ­aw­ards, Neil Coppen’s Ab­normal Loads, Kic­ksArt’s staging of Do­n't Dress For Dinn­­er, Waiting For Godo­t, Criss Cross Chris­­tmas, Ralph Lawson's Skungpoomery which won him Best Lead Actor in Children's Theatre­, Othello, Puss in Boots, James & the Giant Peach & Winnie The Pooh among other­s­. In a Lok­shin Bioskop called 'So­met­hing About Busi'; a Psych Doctor on SA's leading soapie Uzalo, Con Artist on Soapie Rhythym City, Policeman on MTV Shuga Down South, Policeman on Movie 'Last Days of American Crime & a lot of TVC's.

Previous speaking roles

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Classically trained

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Baritone

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Expert

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• Pop
• Classical

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• Pop
• Hip-hop
• Jazz
• Classical

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Influences: Alessia Cara, Bryson Tiller, Cold Play, Anderson Paak, Logic

Started in the church choir where he competed against other church choirs & won. He's a songwriter that's worked with brands like Elite Energy Drink, Corporate Companies like Transnet, artists like Bongi Dube & Mondli Ngcobo; has received honourable mention for coming 4th in International Songwriting Competition's Unsigned Only Catergory for 2014 & made it to the finals of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest II 2016.

Lead in a Lok­shin Bioskop film called 'So­met­hing About Busi', Famous Rapper on SA sitcom AbomZala, a Psych Doctor on SA's leading soapie Umzalo, Con Artist on SA's soapie Rhythym City, Policeman on MTV Shuga Down South & a lot of South African & Africa TVC's.

Intermediate

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Contractors

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• Bollywood
• Breakdancing
• Contemporary
• Disco

• Jazz
• Hip Hop

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He helped build & grow hiphop street dance crew 'The Repertoires'. They performed all over JHB, won & became runner ups in competitions, had TV interviews & danced in Danny K's music video 'Hey Shawty'

Dance Dramas for 3 years in Tertiary

Musical Theatre

Dancing With The Legends Eastern Production