Here’s The Sound Musa Keys Plans To Experiment For Valentine’s Day. Musa Appreciate Makamu, Musa Keys was born in Giyani and raised in Polokwane. The multi hit track maker became South Africa’s most loved due to his love for music that began at the age of 13 through playing piano at church. He learnt how to produce music by observing the works of other producers and with help from his mentor Lazarus Thobejane. Musa loves creativity and said he is inspired by seeing people work. It’s his observation of the music industry globally that has got him to where he is .
“I’m influenced by local music because that’s where amapiano comes from. There was a time I was influenced by Scorpion King Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa, and then it got to a place where I was, the sound is going to grow big and it’s gonna go global and how do I make it understandable. How do I make it one language in the same way you and I use English to communicate. I wanted to make English in music form. I had to understand and listen to a lot of people. To get inspiration I listened to a lot of artists who are not from the piano scene to try to hear what would accommodate other countries in this sound.”
He is now suggesting trying a new genre from his usual sound. He shared on social media that for Valentine’s Day, he is thinking of dropping something Afrobeat inspired. “Maybe I should drop a new wave on Valentine’s Day☺️ Bo Ma Afro beat nyana soh,” he wrote.
The hitmaker said his confidence wasn’t always on a high with his voice or what he can offer to the world. “I never sang at church but that’s where I started playing piano. I never thought I was good enough for church. I thought maybe my voice was not good enough like everyone on stage. I even went as far as asking guys who were in the band how do they do it. They don’t sound amazing, but they sing.”
“Where do they get the confidence to be in front of people and listen to themselves sound like that? I had to build a lot of confidence in studio. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out my voice, and how to deliver my voice. I feel like I can do anything. Some people went to training to be able to sing like Alicia Keys . She was not a great singer, but she was trained to be a great singer, so I felt if Alicia could be taught I can definitely be taught too.”
