Mali Eningi

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"Mali Eningi"
Single by Big Zulu featuring Riky Rick and Intaba Yase Dubai
from the album Ichwane Lenyoka
ReleasedNovember 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)
Recorded2020
Length5:00
Label Inkabi Records
Big Zulu singles chronology
"Ama Million"
(2019)
"Mali Eningi"
(2020)
"Inhlupheko"
(2021)
Intaba Yase Dubaisingles chronology
"Nabanye"
(2019)
"Mali Eningi"
(2020)
"Sbali"
(2021)
YearNominee / workAwardResult
2021
"Mali Eningi"
Song of the YearWon
Best CollaborationWon
Won
Best VideoWon
2022Favourite SongNominated

Commercial performance

"Mali Eningi" was commercially success garnered over 20 million streams on Spotify and certified double platinum in South Africa with sales of 80 000 copies. [5]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/Sales
South Africa (RiSA) [5] 2× Platinum80,000+

Music video

Music video was filmed by Unclescrooch. [6] As of January 2021, the song music video has ganarred 6 Million views on YouTube. [7]

Track listing

Usage in media

In December 2020, "Mali Eningi" started trending on social media after Duduzane Zuma posted himself on Instagram playing the song, soon after dance challenge was started with the hashtag #DuduzaneChallenge garnering enormous success, and South African DJ's DJ Tira and DJ Fresh participating in the challenge. [9]

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Mali Eningi"
RegionDateFormat(s)VersionLabelRef.
South AfricaNovember 20, 2020OriginalInkabi Records [8]

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