MFR Souls On How They Plan To Bring Back The Old Piano Sound.MFR Souls is an South African Amapiano music duo founded in 2012 by Tumelo Nedondwe and Tumelo Mabe, both of whom are DJ and music producers from Katlehong in the East Rand of Johannesburg.
The platinum-selling duo hailing from Katlehong, Johannesburg, who have claimed to be the creators of the amapiano genre, have also started recording a joint EP with Kabza De Small and are on a quest to shake the music scene.“We are trying to bring back the old piano sound. Amapiano started with no vocals. It was just instruments and keys, so we are trying to bring back that feel,” Tumelo told TshisaLIVE.
“Amapiano was one of the genres whereby if you were really hungry, it was the fastest way to secure the bag. In that sense, we ended up having many producers which has happened before. The dream that we had came true for us … now it’s an international thing. I think the subgenres that came after amapiano are the ones that helped boost it. It’s something that has been happening for years We can only do things up to a certain level. A fresher mind a fresher talent comes into place and produces something new right now.”
The duo met in 2009 at an event in Tokoza and eventually formed their group in 2013, Ma-Ero & Force Reloaded and later was named MFR Souls. It is said by many that the duo are the pioneers of Amapiano music genre.While others say that the genre (Amapiano) was called Numba by Alex based fans who believe that the genre was popularised by Stokie in the 2010’s on his mxtapes
