VIDEO: Youth Day debut for Raaj’s single
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SINGER: Shiraaj ‘Raaj sa’ Andrews. Photo: Supplied SINGER: Shiraaj ‘Raaj sa’ Andrews. Photo: Supplied
Mitchells Plain singer Shiraaj Andrews, aka Raaj SA, has released his first official music video on Youth Day.
The R&B singer’s song, titled Toast To The Weekend, was released on Youtube, where the lekker house beats had nearly 300 views by Tuesday night.
Shiraaj, 28, used to be known as Bruno Raaj, as a tribute to his role model, superstar Bruno Mars, but has now changed his name to Raaj SA as he is coming into his own as an artist.
“I wrote and self-composed an album which is still under wraps for now, but this single couldn’t wait,” says Shiraaj.
The video was shot at Cashmere Lounge in Parow, and Camps Bay, and features social media influencers Aneeqah Fataar, The Scientist and Candice Samuels.
STAR: Toast To The Weekend video. Photo: Supplied
“I deserve a shot because I strive to inspire and create change, and the way we perceive each other,” says the singer.
Shiraaj first appeared in the Daily Voice in 2017 when he shot an amateur video of himself singing Ed Sheeran’s hit Shape Of You in his Toyota Corolla parked in his yard.
OFFICIAL: A scene in music video. Photo: Supplied
He said he couldn’t hit a single note before 2009.
But after nearly losing his life on the rugby field in 2007, he suddenly developed some pipes.
“I was playing rugby for Spine Road High School at the time,” he recalls.
“A player knocked his knee against my head in a tackle. The impact caused my skull to crack from my mid-ear to the brain.”
The wing played on, but later collapsed because of the pressure on his brain.
In 2009, he started singing “out of the blue” and was surprised to find he had a good voice.