Kabza Drops Single Featuring 4 Amapiano Vocalists In Celebration Of Women’s Day. What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Well if Scorpion Kings are anything to go by, you get a string of releases featuring only the lushest, most soulful bass-driven sounds available in Pretoria.
Piano pioneers DJ Maphorisa & Kabza De Small have released a new song, “Ungiphethe Kahle,” featuring contributions from Nokwazi, MaWhoo, Mashudu, and LeeArt to celebrate Women’s Month.
Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa have always put other artists on. They reign as two of the most powerful hitmakers in Amapiano, often collaborating with other top acts. This time, they are celebrating women all over the country and the world with their new music.
The duo ‘Scorpion Kings’ met a while back and since teaming up, they have revolutionalized the amapiano sound. “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,” said Phori.
“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,” Phori added.
