Maphorisa Claims To Be The First Amapiano Artist To Perform Live With A Band. Themba Sekowe, known professionally as DJ Maphorisa, is a South African record producer, DJ and vocalist. The star has become a poneer of Siouth Africa’s hottest genre, amapiano. While h has showcased his music making talent, the star has come out recelty to show what else he can do in the studio, being behind the mic.
Maphorisa took to social media to claim that he I the first pefom to perfrm live with a fu;; band. This comes after the star shared a video of his performance at a gig while he was behind the mic as Madumane. Check it out:
Defining amapian and the first time he heard the term, Phori explained saying: Amapiano was a term that we used to diss a song that didn’t fit neatly into the gqom or house music categories, which were the popping mainstream sounds back then. At some point, amapiano really sounded ratchet and too jazzy, especially to fans of deep house music!
Speaking on what motivated him to invest in amapiano, the star said that he liked the fact that amapiano was from Souh Afrca and so much could be done with the sound “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.
