{"id":234264,"date":"2021-07-26T17:17:52","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T16:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=234264"},"modified":"2023-02-06T19:23:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T18:23:47","slug":"tracing-doja-cats-ethnicity-nationality-and-south-african-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/tracing-doja-cats-ethnicity-nationality-and-south-african-roots\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracing Doja Cat\u2019s Ethnicity, Nationality and South African Roots"},"content":{"rendered":"
Doja Cat’s ethnicity is mixed with Zulu and Jewish roots. Doja Cat’s Jewish origin is from her mother, Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer, who is an American painter while her Zulu ethnicity is from her father, Dumisani Dlamini, who is from South Africa and hails from the Zulu tribe.<\/strong><\/p>\n She has issued several apologies for this, making it clear that she can\u2019t be racist, given that she is half-black herself. Many are not buying this explanation but the fact remains that the singer is being quite truthful about her ethnic origins.<\/p>\n The singer has Jewish and Zulu ethnicities in her bloodline. The famous singer draws her Jewish origins from her American mother, Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer, who is a painter. Her Zulu ethnicity is from her father, Dumisani Dlamini, who is from South Africa and hails from the Zulu tribe. Doja\u2019s father is a professional actor, composer, and producer who played a part in the popular 1992 musical film, Sarafina<\/em>. The film took him on a promotional tour of the U.S. during which he ran into Doja\u2019s mother. They took a shine to each other and subsequently started a family together.<\/p>\n It seems that Doja\u2019s father would later abandon his responsibilities and a young Doja and her mother, and sibling moved from Los Angeles to New York City. They later moved back to L.A. and at some point lived in an ashram. The young Doja learned Indian classical dance in the ashram and from there moved on to breakdancing. She would later join a local troupe and through them, she took part in several local competitions. These competitions, as well as a penchant for online chat rooms, eventually took a toll on a teenage Doja Cat and she dropped out of school. She subsequently took to singing, rapping, and making music, starting her career on Soundcloud.<\/p>\nDoja Cat Belongs To The Zulu Ethnicity Through Her South African Father<\/strong><\/h2>\n