Rick Govender

Richard Dingane Govender (born September 2, 1967) is a South African-American singer-songwriter, known as one of the pioneers of the new jack swing genre.

Early life
Govender was born in to a Zulu mother and mixed Tamil/ǃKung father. In 1973 he and his family emigrated to the to escape apartheid, settling in  in, where they lived in the  housing projects. Govender attended, where he met future collaborator Bradley Gore.