5 Amapiano Artists To Keep On Your Radar This Month. With new releases coming through every week and day, sometimes one finds themselves enjoying the music without being aware of the artist behind it. Because it can be hard to keep up with who is doing what and who is popping, we have come to the rescue and compiled a list of artists who are worth having on your playlist.
Pabi Cooper
Born Paballo Mothapo, Cooper started out as a dancer who performed at small scale concerts. Despite being noted as an entertaining dancer, the multi-talented musician believed there was more to her as a performer than just dancing. That’s when she shunned her imposter syndrome and embarked on a singing career that saw her collaborate with amapiano stars such as Focalistic and Ch’cco.
Boohle
Buhlebevangeli Hlengiwe Manyathi, professionally known as Boohle, is a South African singer and songwriter. She is popularly known for her songs “Yini Na”, “Slala Amalunde” and “Siyathandana”. Her music is a combination of amapiano, afro-house, afro-soul, and gospel.
Tyla
The 20-year-old artist is tipped to be one of the continent’s rising pop stars. Her single, “Getting Late”, featuring Kooldrink, propelled her onto the main stage. She is now back with a new single, “To Last”, released under label FAX Records/Epic Records. The label went all out to get the budding artist’s name out there by putting her face on a billboard showing her love. “They did something wild!” she expressed.
Born and raised in Johannesburg, Tyla’s sound is vibrant and takes on an innovative approach to pop and R&B music. Music has always been a part of her life, and right now, Tyla is living out her dream.
Masterpiece YVK
Thabang Kgotso Kganakgawas, known as Masterpiece, started venturing into the industry as an MC doing gigs around Gauteng and, after some time, caught the attention of Leehleza and Kabza De Small. After capturing their attention, he has been taken under De Small’s wing through his label, Piano Hub. It’s even safe to call Masterpiece one of the amapiano pioneer’s prodigy’s. Masterpiece dubs himself a son of a king in this music industry and the father of a future king. This plays into the naming of his album, as he views himself as the son of a king in the music industry.
Mfana kah Gogo
Mfana kah Gogo, real name Sipho Mbonambi, is another viral sensation who has caught the attention of Mzansi. The matriculant has dropped the motivational single, “Hla’ethembe”, “encouraging people to self-introspect and be assured that hardships always pass”. Mfana will be dropping an album which will launch his full body of work and showcase his range early next year. The project features Nomfundo Moh, Fezeka Dlamini, Major League, Touchline and K-Zaka.
