5 Things You Should Know About Azana.2023 continues to be a triumphant year for amapiano. The genre continued its steady bolster into other markets across the globe. Its stars toured the world, playing and selling out the biggest shows. Back home, amapiano continued to morph into different iterations like the bacardi-tinged and “Mozambique” or “France” styles, birthing new stars and changing lives, sometimes almost overnight. Its dominance in the rest of the continent grew further and it influenced the contemporary sounds of popular music.
Here are 5 things to know about Azana:
1.Almost two decades ago, in the Chesterville area of Durban, Makhosazana Masango was born.
2.She describes herself as weird and shy growing up. She would lock herself in her room and just sing and dance. From performing indoors and away from curious eyes, she began performing before crowds.
3. At that point, she reached the decision to change her name for something shorter, adopting “Azana” eventually. By her own admission, her teachers saw her singing talents and encouraged her to become a musician.
4. Before her teachers, her mother had discovered her talent and told her she would become a musician, but she was scared for her daughter at the time, having become conversant with the difficulties musicians face.
5. Azana has worked with many fine talents in the music industry in South Africa, most notably Sun-El Musician of the El World Music record label. Given her association with the muso, many think she is signed to EL World Music. She isn’t.
