The REAL Chad Saaiman: Music, Football, Fatherhood, Fame & Starting From Cape Town | Ep160

South African R&B icon, broadcaster, and ultimate jack-of-all-trades Chad Saaiman pulls up to the show for an unfiltered conversation packed with local nostalgia, high-stakes career moves, and pure Cape Town storytelling.From rocking dreadlocks at the 2011 Cape Town Jazz Festival to celebrating 20 years of The Black Ties, Chad breaks down his journey through the SA entertainment industry. He reflects on his Athlone roots at Garlandale High, mourning his dream of playing pro football, and how the power of audacity - and a push from his mother, Sandy Saaiman- landed his very first track on Lee Downs' radio show.Plus, Chad shares an incredible, throw-back story of playing Footy in Joburg with Trevor Noah, AKA, Cassper Nyovest, and Loyiso Gola before they all blew up, his break into Good Hope FM, and navigating the deep realities of fatherhood, loss, and raising twins as a proud girl dad of three.Stick around to the end where we put Chad to the test with an R&B blind rank and a 5-a-side football draft!Key Highlights- The Hair Journey: From cheeskop and dry scalp insecurities to iconic dreads (and why people are still upset he cut them).- The Grind: Balancing UWC studies, outworking everyone in Mallorca, and mentorship from Danny K & Loyiso Bala.- The Black Ties at 20: Shifting from Cape Town clubs to high-end destination weddings.- Girl Dad & Family: Co-parenting, overcoming tragedy, twins, and training for school parent races.- Wild Industry Story: Why he got picked FIRST in a celebrity football match featuring AKA and Trevor Noah.FOLLOW CHAD on: IG - https://www.instagram.com/chadsaaiman/?hl=enYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ChadSaaimanBookings - https://stereotypetalent.co.za/talent/chad-saaimanTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@chadsaaimanFOLLOW GEN C on: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/genc_pod/TikTok 👉🏽 https://www.tiktok.com/@genc_pod/🚨 Application link for ZAIO institute of Technology courses:👉🏽 https://applications.zaio.io/?referral=0NKG39M1 🚨 Unique GENC promo code: 👉🏽 0NKG39M1 get R1000 off any course of your choosing Ts an Cs apply For Business inquiries and Topics contact📧: [email protected] For Podcast Production and Studio Bookings contact 👉🏽[email protected] ‼️DISCLAIMER‼️: The information provided by the speakers/presenters on this Platform is for General Information purposes only.