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The Annual 6th Mzansi Kwaito and House Music Awards is the 6th edition of Mzansi Kwaito and House Music Awards. It was held at Sun City Super Bowl, North West. The nominees were announced on June 16, 2021. Trompies lead the nominations with 4. [1]
The album was certified gold in South Africa. [7] [8] At the 21st ceremony of South African Music Awards Fortune Teller won Best Dance Album. [9] In 2016, they signed a record deal with Sony [10] and began working on their fourth studio album. [11] Ya Badimo was released on October 28, 2016, worldwide.
Kholofelo Ashley Raphala, [1] professionally known as Shimza is South African DJ and music producer. Born and raised in Tembisa, Shimza developed musical interest at the age of 15, [2] signed recording deal with Soulistic Music and release his debut studio album Shimuzic, in 2015.
Amapiano is a subgenre of kwaito and house music from South Africa that became popular in and around the mid-2010s. It is a hybrid of deep house, gqom, jazz, soul and lounge music characterized by synths and wide, percussive basslines. The word "amapiano" derives from the IsiZulu word for "pianos".
Kabelo Petrus Motha (born 27 November 1992) is a South African DJ and record producer, popularly known as Kabza de Small. He is a major figure in the amapiano genre of house music. [3] [4] [5] Aside from his solo career, Motha is a member of the Scorpion Kings. Motha gained international recognition after the release of "Umshove", in 2018.
Music industry personnel who were pivotal in accelerating the genre's international acclaim in the genre's initial developmental phases included the likes of South African rapper Okmalumkoolkat, Italian record label Gqom Oh owner Nane Kolè, as well as other South Africans, including event curator and public relations liaison Cherish Lala ...
Themba Sekowe (born 15 November 1987), [3] known professionally as DJ Maphorisa, [4] is a South African DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter. [5] [6] As a record producer with a blend of house music, amapiano and afropop, he has worked with and has received production credits from several notable artists, including Wizkid, Sizwe Alakine, Kwesta, Uhuru, Drake, Black Coffee, Major Lazer ...
DJ Mujava's co-produced bacardi house track alongside DJ Spoko "Township Funk" was released on Warp Records in 2008. [2] It was played by Gilles Peterson on BBC Radio 1 . [ 3 ] Mujava mixed a half-hour session in 2008 on BBC Radio 6 for an episode of 6 Mix hosted by Iyare. [ 4 ]