Arthur Mafokate, born Sello Arthur Mafokate in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa, on 10 July 1969, is a South African kwaito musician, producer, and sound engineer. Taking piano lessons as a child and winning the Mr Soweto title in 1992, Mafokate released his debut studio album, Windy Windy, on CCP Records in 1994, which featured the hit single “Amagents Ayaphanda”. In 1995, he released the single “Kaffir” from his self-titled EP, selling over 500,000 copies and achieving the first major nationwide kwaito hit. Known as the "King of Kwaito", he released studio albums including Seven Phezelu in 2001 and Yiyo in 1999, yielding hit singles including “Oyi Oyi”. Mafokate won the South African Music Award for Song of the Year in 1998 for “Oyi Oyi” and received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 Metro FM Music Awards. In 2001, he hosted the television show Ezimtoti and co-founded the record label 999 Music Label alongside Joe Nina.
