DJ Tira Gives Maphorisa And Kabza Their Flowers. Mthokozisi Khathi (born August 24, 1976),professionally known by his stage name DJ Tira, is a South African DJ, record producer and Kwaito artist. He helped popularize the Gqom music genre.
DJ Tira eulogizes Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa a.k.a the Scorpion Kings.For reasons best known to him, Tira shared photos of the two Amapiano stars on Twitter and gave them their flowers by singing their praises.
The Durban-based DJ said they are the best duo in mzansi and he concluded the note with prayers for more hits.“Best duo. Super producers. Best business partners. May God bless you with more hits,” Tira wrote.
Phori reacted to the tweet by appreciating DJ Tira for the kind words.“I’m humbled grootman,” Phori wrote.
Phori met Kabza a few years ago, and since then, the rest has been history. Speaking how he met, Maphorisa said: “Live gigs helped me evolve and stay on top of things on the streets. Before organising a gig, I would always ask: “Who’s popping? What’s going on? What’s new on the scene?” Once in 2018, before doing a show in Soweto, I asked, “Who’s upcoming?” And the streets responded with a conclusive, “Stokie and Kabza”. So I booked them. Kabza had a hot single at the time, “Umshove,” and I immediately suggested that we work together. His friend also told me how he’d been a huge fan of my music from the Uhuru era. But with amapiano, I didn’t want to interfere much by introducing too many new elements. I was already a fan of the sound. Back at the studio with Kabza, I would study him while he did his thing and then step in where I’m mostly good at — songwriting and recording vocals. We had two different chemistries that benefitted from each other. We really vibed in studio, and as a result, composed a lot of music and experimented with new sounds.”
