Thokozani Langa

{{Short description|South African maskanda musician}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Thokozani 'Somnandi' Langa

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| caption = Somnandi Uyasabeka Njengekhekhe lezinyosi

| birth_name = Thokozani Langa

| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1972|2|9}}

| birth_place = Ulundi KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

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| nationality = South African

| other_names = SomDelicious

Somnandi

| occupation =Musician

| spouse ={{marriage|Senzekile Basi|2010}}

| module ={{infobox musical artist

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| genre = Maskandi

| years_active =(1994 - Date)

| label = {{flatlist|

Bula Music

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Thokozani Langa (born 9 February 1972) is a Maskandi musician from Mahlabathini, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.{{cite web |url=http://www.bulamusic.co.za/Catalogue/Thokozani_Langa/ |title=Bula Music - Catalogue |access-date=2012-04-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215021217/http://www.bulamusic.co.za/Catalogue/Thokozani_Langa/ |archive-date=2011-02-15 }}

Langa signed with Bula Music in 2004 to release his third studio album I-Protection Order (2011). After receiving exposure on national radio and the traditional South African music program Ezodumo, he was nominated for SAMA for both his albums Ipeni Nephepha (2005) and Lishonil' Ilanga (2006), in the category of Best Maskandi Album and Best Mbaqanga Album respectively, alongside The Soul Brothers and Bhekumuzi Luthuli.{{Cite web|title=26th Annual South African Music Awards{{!}}Home|url=https://samusicawards.co.za/|access-date=2020-12-13|language=en}}

Langa was engaged for some time in a musical rivalry with fellow Maskandi singer Bhekumuzi Luthuli.[https://archive.today/20130422002730/http://www.mio.co.za/print-version/luthuli-and-thokozani-langa-end-war-of-words-2009-04-06] The dispute is the subject of Langa's album entitled Phuma Kimi, released in 2007, which won the SATMA award for Best Male Artist in September that year.{{Cite web|title=SATMA Awards – "Celebrating Afrika"|url=http://www.satmaawards.co.za/|access-date=2020-12-13|language=en-US}}

In 2020, he won Best Maskandi Album award at the SAMA.