Makhadzi Speaks On Her Amapiano Tracks ‘Salungano’ And ‘Connection’ Featuring Kabza De Small. Limpopo’s finest Makhadzi is working on more music with Kabza de Small, and she won’t rest until her sound reaches Beyoncé’s level. Makhadzi’s 3rd album “Kokovha (Crawl)” released in 2020 became one of her biggest successes, it debuted number one on iTunes albums charts, containing chart-topping singles: ‘Amadoda’, ‘Mphemphe’, ‘Kokovha’ and ‘Tshikwama’.
Makhadzi said her recent amapiano tracks Salungano and Connection, featuring Kabza de Small received an overwhelming response from her fans and have motivated her to head back to the studio with the Scorpion King, as Kabza is also known as. The songs were pulled off her latest album dubbed; “African Queen”. The collective comes in a package of 21 solid and mind-blowing tracks with assistance from some of your favourite South African musicians.
The body of works, ‘African Queen’ happens to be her 4th studio album after blessing the music community with; ‘Shumela Venda(2017)’, ‘Matorokisi(2019)’ and ‘Kokovha (Crawl) (2020)’. “Music has different phases. We had gqom that was big years ago and now we have amapiano… so as an artist I must always be ready to sing any genre that’s trending at the moment. Salungano has crossed our borders and is receiving so much love in parts of Africa. This is why I’m working on new music with Kabza but it doesn’t mean I am changing my genre or jumping ship to amapiano. I am merely showing people how versatile I am as an artist,” Makhadzi said.
Her Limpopo dance sound is what makes her unique, but for Makhadzi the love and appreciation she’s received from people of different cultures is what captures her heart. “The fact that a Xhosa or a Tswana person can sing my music makes me proud. I am raising the flag high for my province and showing people how beautiful the Tshivenda culture and dialect is,” she added.
