Maphorisa Reveals The Award He Thinks He Deserve. Maphorisa, real name Themba Sekowe has long earned his belt for pumping out hits for almost a decade — from Uhuru’s “Y-tjukutja” and Mafikizolo’s “Khona” to his own “Oncamnce” featuring Stilo Magolide, Kwesta and Zinga. The star has become a household and pioneer of amapiano genre. He has been making headlines recently for the work he has put in in some of the biggest amapiano hits in the country.
With a couple of award organisations being created, Maphorisa has made it clear that he was not impressed with some. He took to social media to name the award he feels he deserves. Phori said he he deserves an award for being a game-changer of the decade and people should let that sink it. “Nnna i want a award ya Game Changer of a decade aaaiii let it sink in,” he wrote. See tweet:
Speaking on what motivated him to invest in amapiano, the star said: “With my gigs, I wanted to understand people’s reactions to this new sound because amapiano was underground. What really sparked my interest in the genre was that, at the time, I was looking to get into something that originated in South Africa. Amapiano is part of kwaito and dance music. When I started working with Afrobeats, which hails from Western Africa, I felt that we didn’t have a sound that strongly represented South Africa. When I started paying close attention to amapiano, I knew that this was a sound that would take South Africa to the world. There’s a lot that you can do with amapiano — you can make it soulful, funky, dusty and hard or jazz it up.”
