Amapiano has also become a catalyst for Africa-wide collaborations between artists from multiple countries. This has given the genre a reputation of being a true force within Africa’s biggest music markets and one that is making a big impression with electronic music lovers around the world. The genre has also paved a way into the mainstream for many artists including Tebza De Dj. Tebza De DJ has been producting for nearly a decade. Since 2017, he has been releasing more Soulful and Barcadi-influenced tracks
Tebza De DJ is making an unofficial burst into the music mainstream with the release of “Ka Valungu” featuring DJ Nomza The King. “Ka Valungu” is a complete vocal bang that is currently piercing its way to charts. “Ka Valungu” is currently doing numbers on digital platforms, occupying Apple Music’s top 10 hits of July.
The family of iconic disco music singer, Peta Teanet, say they were not compensated nor consulted for the remake of the viral amapiano song, Ka Valungu by Tebza De Dj. Forsta Teanet, the younger brother of the Khoma Maseve song maker, said the family is hoping that Tebza De Dj will come back to them before the end of the week to avoid them launching a lawsuit of R20 million for damages.
Forsta said that when the family first saw a clip of well known DJ Maphorisa playing the song, it sparked an emotional breakdown in other members of the family as Teanet’s music is sacred to them. “They used his voice. That is not a remix. To use things that belong to someone who has passed without permission is a serious offence,” he said. We have elders here at home who when they heard his voice on a different song they broke down and wounds are opened again. That is not fair,” Forsta said.
