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By publishing changes, you agree to the Terms of Use and agree to release your contribution under the CC BY-SA 4.0 and GFDL licenses. This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Rector Matthews Born Rector W. Matthews Detroit, Michigan, United States Occupations Singersongwriterbusinessman Years active Late 1990s–present Musical career Genres R&BKwaitoSoul Label Ghetto Ruff Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox musical artist with deprecated parameter associated_acts. It should be removed. Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox person with unknown parameter "nationality" Rector W. Matthews is a South African businessman, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the South African R&B trio Ashaan during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Following his career in the music industry, he transitioned into the corporate sector in Gauteng, working in supply chain logistics, commodities, and enterprise management.
Early life Matthews was born in exile in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, to South African parents during the apartheid era.[1] He spent his early childhood in Detroit before relocating to South Africa as a young boy.[1]
Music career Early roots and E'Smile In the late 1990s, Matthews entered Johannesburg's urban music scene. Alongside his future bandmates, he gained early industry experience performing as a backing vocalist for South African R&B artist E'Smile (Ishmael Morabe), formerly of Prophets of Da City and Skeem.[2]
Ashaan and "She's Got My Heart" (1999–2004) Matthews emerged as a founding member and the lead vocalist of Ashaan, an R&B vocal trio signed to Lance Stehr's independent record label Ghetto Ruff.[3] Positioned as one of the label's flagship R&B acts following the departure of Skeem, Ashaan combined contemporary R&B vocal arrangements with South African kwaito and urban production. In 1999, the group released their breakout project, the EP/album Mamelani! (catalogue CDGRUF012), alongside the standalone CD maxi-single She's Got My Heart (catalogue GRFMAX 006).[4][5] Matthews wrote the group's signature single, "She's Got My Heart", co-writing the track with Ghetto Ruff producer Kyllex Faku and Candid Shaw.[5][1] The single received regular rotation on South African radio and television, including a 1999 appearance on the SABC 1 music programme Jam Alley.[6] On Mamelani!, Matthews and Ashaan worked with producer Kaybee and featured collaborations with E'Smile ("I'll Be There"), Boomaratcy ("Mamelani" and "Sekunjalo"), and Play ("All Nite").[4] Reviewing the project in the Mail & Guardian in August 2000, music critic Thebe Mabanga praised its production and noted that the trio effectively applied their background with E'Smile to establish R&B within the local market.[2] During the group's run, Ashaan experienced lineup adjustments when Matthews' brother, also a founding member, relocated to Australia for two years.[1] Matthews remained the group's creative anchor and lead vocalist, continuing to release material under Ghetto Ruff into the mid-2000s, including On The Road Again (2003) and Let The Games Begin (2004).
Business career After stepping back from active recording and touring, Matthews pursued a career in business in Gauteng. Specialising in supply chain logistics and commodities, he held operational and management roles including serving as a logistics manager at RMB Logistics (from 2012) and working in coal and chrome operations at Seremi Natural Resources. In January 2017, he became Chief Executive Officer of Wizhub (Pty) Ltd, a Pretoria-based enterprise.
Discography
With Ashaan
She's Got My Heart (CD maxi-single, 1999, Ghetto Ruff)
Mamelani! (EP/album, 1999, Ghetto Ruff)
On The Road Again (2003, Ghetto Ruff)
Let The Games Begin (2004, Ghetto Ruff)
References
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^ a b Mabanga, Thebe (25 August 2000). [https:// mg.co.za/news/south-africa/2000-08-25-the-sounds-of-africa/ "The sounds of Africa"]. Mail & Guardian. {{cite news}}: Empty citation (help): Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |date= (help); line feed character in |date= at position 4 (help); line feed character in |url= at position 9 (help)
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