Gal Level is an award-winning R&B girl duo from Windhoek

Windhoek

Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...

, Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

, made up of Daphne Willibard (1 April 1981) and Frieda Haindaka (1 February 1984). They are very popular in Southern Africa

Southern Africa

Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN...

, and other African countries. They are produced and managed by continental music producers Ogopa Deejays of Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

. They have been compared to US

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 girl group Destiny's Child

Destiny's Child

Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...

.

Career

The duo have lived together for 8 years in Windhoek city. They started their career late in the 90’s as members of the hip hop

Hip hop

Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...

 group Dungeon Family.
The grouped released one album in 2000 before it broke up. After Dungeon Family broke up, the girls reconnected with Sula in 2003 who was the manager of Dungeon Family. Sula eventually signed them to his record label, Butterfly Entertainment.

Music

The girls released their first single "Shake It" in mid 2004, which created them a buzz and reintroduced them to mainstream music fans. The song also earned them comparison to Destiny's Child

Destiny's Child

Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...

. Their second single "Go Back to Her" was also successful, it earned them a Channel O

Channel O

Channel O is a South African-based music channel which first started transmission in the early nineties. Its main concept is African music in Africa and the diaspora. Over the years, this music channel has made household names of its presenters such as Mimi, Nonhle, KB, Miss Candy.Channel O can be...

 nomination. The two songs songs became street anthems during 2004 and 2005 and won separate awards at the Sanlam-NBC Music Awards.

Discography

• 2004: Shake It
• 2007: Act Like You Know

Awards

• 2005

Sanlam-NBC Music Awards

Best New Comer

Best R&B

• 2006

Sanlam-NBC Music Awards

Best Group

Best R&B

Namibian Music Awards

Namibian Music Awards

The Namibian Music Awards ', also referred to as Namibian Music Awards is a Namibian award show that annually honors established recording artists...

Best Group

Best R&B

Best female vocalist

Channel O Music Video Awards

Channel O Music Video Awards

Channel O Music Video Awards, also known as Spirit of Africa Music Video Awards are Pan-African music awards organised by South Africa -based Channel O television channel. The awards were first held in 2003 under the name Reel Music Video Awards. Since 2005 the awards have been held annually...

Best New Comer (nominated)

Best Afro-pop (nominated)

• 2007

Channel O Music Video Awards

Best African Group – (nominated)

• 2008

Channel O Music Video Awards

Best African Southern (nominated)

Best R&B Video

Kora Awards

Kora Awards

The Kora Awards are music awards given annually for musical achievement in sub-Saharan Africa. Founded in 1994 by Ernest Adjovi, they are comparable to the American Grammy Awards in intent...

Best Female Group Southern Africa –(nominated)