Top 5 Female Amapiano DJs. It may be the second week of September, but the month of August was an opportunity for South Africans to pause and reflect on the strides that are being made towards gender equality in all spheres of society.One space that has seen women break boundaries and flourish is the music industry. Despite historical barriers of entry, female musicians are in the thick of things and making their voices heard more than ever.
check our these trending 5 female amapiano DJs:
DJ Uncle Waffles
Uncle Waffles went viral in late October thanks to a video in which she danced while behind the ones and twos. She managed to get more than 4-million views and a follow from Drake. There was no stopping her from that point as she got booked and busy — locally and internationally — and made sure everyone knew who Uncle Waffles is.
DJ DBN Gogo
Dbn Gogo and Lady Du’s Dakiwe was an essential for any urban event held in South Africa in 2021. Driven by the infectious Dakiwe Challenge, which saw revellers swaying from side to side while bobbing their heads, Dakiwe became a viral hit off the back of DBN Gogo’s inventiveness and acute understanding of virility. She followed Dakiwe up with two consecutive platinum-selling smash hits, ‘Possible’ and ‘Khuza Gogo’, securing her spot as one of the top DJs in SA, male or female.
DJ Fae Fae
DJ Fae Fae is known as one of YFM’s all-female mix DJ show, The Mix Capital, and her association with Mzansi’s biggest DJ Spectacular is one way that has showed she is on an industry takeover, along with her being booked and busy at Mzansi’s hot celebrity spots like Altitude Beach and Legends Barber. “Being a part of The Mix Capital is all about four individually talented females taking space in this industry and making sure other younger versions of ourselves have a leg to stand on when they are also ready to grow and rise to the occasion,”
Thuli Phongolo aka DJ Thuli P
Thuli Phongolo has made it clear her DJ bookings are flooded until 2022 and she has been leaving her mark. Even though there was initial doubt about her skills when she came out as a DJ, Mzansi and the world has warmed up to Thuli and 2021 was the year she solidified herself as a DJ.
DJ Owami Mafokate
Owami Mafokate took home a SA Amapiano Award at last year’s inaugural event in the Best Female DJ category which she hopes will propel her international career. “Funny enough, I didn’t care if I got it or not. The fact that I got nominated just meant that I’m deserving enough to be the best female in amapiano. Even when I went to the SA Amapiano Awards, I just wanted to have fun,” she said.
