Sha Sha Opens Up About Her Experience Being Signed Under Maphorisa’s Blaqboy Record Label. Charmaine Shamiso Mapimbiro, professionally known as Sha Sha, is a Zimbabwean singer from Mutare. Hailed by many as “the queen of amapiano”, her career began in 2011, at the age of 19 and later was discovered by Audius Mtawarira.
Working under the tutelage of the “House” music legend Dj Maphorisa also contributed to Sha Sha’s epic rise to prominence. With the recent release of her latest album, Sha Sha does not seem to be slowing down any time soon. She has well over half a million followers on Instagram alone.
Sha Sha is currently signed under Maphorisa’s record label, called Blaqboy. Speaking on her firsthand experience working alongside Maphorisa, Sha Sha said she has learnt a lot of the star. “Honestly, working with Dj Maphorisa has been amazing. When people meet DJ Maphorisa, they see Dj Maphorisa, but when I got to meet him the first time I was like “OMG I am going to work with Dj Maphorisa”. However, at the end of the day, he became more of a mentor than anything and I have gotten to learn so much from that man.”
“He has this crazy ear for great music, and I have gotten to be exposed to that, and the way he works. I have also gotten exposed to just him as a person because it’s interesting how people see him out there, but, when we were working in the studio and he was working with his artists, he is almost a different character. He is dedicated to bringing the youth out. He really wants to give people the opportunity to shine. Honestly, I have been very lucky to have worked with one of the greats,” she added.
