Well-known South African DJ and recording artiste, Themba Sonny boy Sekowe, professionally called DJ Maphorisa has responded to a post that credited Davido for the success of the Amapiano in Africa.
On Wednesday, September 9, 2022, a social media user, @LadyRoza_ took to his handle on the bird app to credit the ‘Stand Strong’ hit-maker, Davido for the success of the Amapiano genre in Africa.
The Twitter user, @LadyRoza_ posted; “Davido brought Amapiano from South Africa two years ago and made it a successful genre in Africa and Beyond, Wizkid is now hopping on the same genre after davido made it a successful genre. This is how many African artists have been benefiting from Davido’s success for over 12yrs”
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The ‘Izolo’ crooner, DJ Maphorisa swiftly responded to the tweet. According to him, the first amapiano song that had Nigerian artists on was titled ‘Sponono’ and it featured Wizkid and Burna Boy on the hit song in 2019.
“Kabza & Maphorisa was the first to put Wizkid n Burnaboy on a amapiano song Sponono dat was a historical moment 3 years ago, research before tweet also it was the first time Wiz n Burna jumped on a same song together let it sink in”,
MEANWHILE: Buzzing Nigerian musician and entertainer, Ahmed Ololade, better known by his stage name, Asake is having a good run with his first ever studio album.
The outstanding musician, songwriter and YBNL Nation prodigy, Asake on Thursday, September 8, 2022 served the music community with his hugely awaited debut studio album captioned; “Mr Money With The Vibe”.
The body of work debuted on Apple Music Charts in several countries across the globe during its first week of release. Asake who broke unto the music scene with ‘Omo Ope’ has reaffirmed his impact on the music scene with his first album.
Asake’s album has debuted on the the Top Albums Global Chart for Spotify. The project which features top Nigerian Afrobeats act, Burna Boy alongside American rapper, Russ currently sits at the 8th position in the Chart
This comes as the latest achievement for Asake’s ‘Mr Money With The Vibe’ album which debuted on charts across 6 countries a day after its release and is collectively dominating the country’s Spotify song charts, from track 1 to 12.
Source: Ghgossip.com
