5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Vocalist Gasboy Tbo. Even during the pandemic, amapiano, a bright, jazzy dance music culled from local house flavors and global R&B, has persisted as the country’s top genre. The genre produced a lot of stars including Gasboy Tbo.
Here are 5 facts about Tbo to get to know him well:
1. Born in Cape Town and raised in Gugulethu, George and Port S.t John’s amapiano, R&B and Pop artist has been making music since 2018.
2.The singer and songwriter is inspired by already established leaders in the R&B genre such as Chris Brown, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Zayn Malik and SA’s very own Anatii.
3. Within his first year as a professional musician TBO has grabbed the attention of Black Coffee, Shekhinah, Sun El, Ziyon and Rouge who is on his first single of 2019 called SAUCA.
4. In 2018/2020 TBO has made the rounds, with an article on the Daily Sun, two music videos on rotation on MTVbase (#1 on Malibu playlist, R&B bangers) Trace, and Channel O (Best of the week). #9 on Spotify’s African Heat playlist (600k + followers) and #1 on 5fm Stir Up with Ms Cosmo.
5. The whole model of TBO’s career is building it gradually and developing a long-term relationship between him and the fans. Judging from his music and intention, TBO’s rise in the game is going to be a memorable one.
