5 Things You Should Know About Amapiano Vocalist Makhanj. The growth and popularity of amapiano changes the entire South African music industry. Record sales have plummeted and the way people listen to music has shifted. Artists rely heavily on streaming services and social media to promote their music. Some have found success in this new landscape, while some are still figuring it out.
Mbali Makhanya is a vocalist and songwriter (and possibly a comedian), with sights set as high as her cheekbones.
She’s collaborated and performed with Musa Keys, Phil Keys and Kizz Daniels on various stages in her come-up after setting the proverbial bar high at sport-and-entertainment law school and becoming a certified attorney in 2019.
Best known for her contributions to DBN Gogo’s Thokoza Café EP, she shines on vocals for “Nawe,” and wields her pen proudly on Sunde’s and Al Xapo’s “Awazi” and Stagz Jazz’s Daydream album where she hints at a promising career on “private school” productions.
She is presently working on collaborative projects as well as her own debut EP in order to establish her solo career path in amapiano, RnB and hip hop.
She is also venturing out as not just a vocalist but a certified songwriter who can, and will, stand on her own.
