JazziQ Reacts To A Fan Painting Of Him And Mpura. Alexandra-born Mr JazziQ first emerged as one-half of JazziDisciples, a South African DJ/producer duo which released a slate of projects that played an important role in Amapiano’s rapid journey from the township into the heart of the mainstream. JazziQ real name Tumelo Manyoni has been close friends with late amapiano star Mpura since high school days.
JazziQ has reacted to a fan painting of him and his late friend Mpura. The star was quite impressed by the painting as he shared it on his Twitter account captioned, “The lover our here is mad crazy! S/o.” See tweet:
Mpura succumbed to a fatal car crash while travelling en route to a concert in Rustenburg, South Africa on 7th August. Early reports from the incident claimed another of the scene’s brightest stars, Kabza De Small, had also been killed, but the artist took to Twitter to confirm this was inaccurate. According to Times Live, in total six people died in the head-on collision, including emerging artists Khanya “The Voice” Hadebe, DJ Thando Tot, and TD. Since the news broke tributes have been pouring in from the Amapiano and global music communities.
Killer Kau, real name Sakhile Hlatshwayo, rose to prominence when a video of him performing was discovered by DJ Euphonic after going viral on Twitter. His debut single, ‘Thol’ Ukuthi Hey’, went on to become a huge hit in South Africa, while the albums ‘Game Changer’ and ‘After School’ also received widespread acclaim. He had been working on a third LP, ‘Amaneighbour’.Mpura on the other hand had been involved in a number of releases, with 2020’s Busta 929 collaboration, ‘Umsebenzi Wethu’, a watershed moment in his career.
