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  • Contribution of Major League DJz to SA music industry as they turn 31

    Contribution of Major League DJz to SA music industry as they turn 31

    South African music duo, Major League DJz, whose names are, Bandile Mbere and Banele Mbere are 31-year-old today, 3rd of December, 2022.

    The duo were born in Boston, USA, but relocated to South Africa, where they now make huge money from making music.

    The twins’ contribution to Mzansi music can never be swept beneath the carpet as their impact is boldly written on the walls of the music industry.

    They started in the music industry as Hip Hop DJs, and they are the creatives behind some of the biggest hip hop songs in SA.

    Starting Major League Gardens was a blessing to the hip-hop culture, as it was the most influential concert.

    Banele and Bandile hosted the festival for over 5 years; rappers like, Cassper Nyovest, AKA, A-Reece, Nasty C, Riky Rick and many others graced the stage of the prestigious event.

    Hip hop nose-dived two years ago, and the duo switched to Amapiano, which became, and it’s still the hottest genre in the country.

    Amapiano history can’t be told without their mention, as they helped the sound travel across the globe by shutting down shows.

    From Major League Gardens to Amapiano Balcony Mixes, which they release every Friday.

    The Amapiano mixes is the most streamed yano mixes, as one of the episodes has garnered 4 million views.

    The balcony mix is hosted by the twins, and they invite guests artists like DBN Gogo, Busta 929, Boohle and others.

    This event has also helped South African Dance Industry, as the appearances of talented dancers on the show helped boost their career.

    Kamo Mphela, Uncle Vinny, Cooper Pabi and a few others got their fame and career success from the balcony mix.

    The Balcony mix lasted for two years, and it’s undoubtedly the biggest event the duo gave the yano culture.

    In 2021, they took amapiano sound to Dubai, London, Nigeria, they also had a residency in Ghana which recently ended.

    The DJz also planned to sell out O2 Arena, in London this year, 2022; they will be sharing more details about the concert soon.

    Speaking of Amapiano hits, they have, Le Plane E’Landile, Dinaledi. They also featured in MFR Souls hit song, Amanikiniki.

    Within the few years since they metamorphosed into yano DJz, they’ve released projects, which are:

    Outside (2021)

    Pianochella – Abidoza (2020)

    What’s The Levol – Abidoza (2020)

    Amapiano Effect – Tyler ICU and Thabzin SA (2020)

    source:fakazanews

  • South African celebrities who made 2021 their Year

    South African celebrities who made 2021 their Year

    2021 was a great year for so many celebrities and some have been hitting it hard in 2022 even though it’s just three days in it.

    There was so many drama in the entertainment industry but there are some who were able to entertain us throughout the year.

    Those who gave us what we wanted were mostly new faces in the industry.

    However let’s take a look at some celebrities who rose to fame in 2021:
    Uncle Waffles

    This star was the greatest highlight of all. She rise to fame when a video of her her mixing and dancing to Kabza de Small and Young Stunna’s international hit song Adiwele went viral, so much so that even Drake was in awe of her.

    Uncle Vinny

    Uncle Vinny also gave us a big big as he became known because of the Uncle Vinny Challenge on TikTok, which garnered a lot of attention, including that of local bigwigs.

    Slik Talk

    Slik Talk who is a YouTuber got into trouble after he dragged so many celebrities on his show.

    From body shaming Kamo Mphela to calling Dj Maphorisa a simp, there are probably at least 5 people in Mzansi who would like to square things with him. Which is why many celebrities were quite excited to see Cassper Nyovest beat the daylights out of him in a boxing match they had recently.

    Young Stunna

    When Kabza De Small introduced his newest protege Young Stunna, some were skeptical about his talent and staying power in the industry.

    However, he has proven that he has what it takes to make it big and long-term, with hits like Bopha and Adiwele, which are now party staples, both locally and internationally.

    Tamia Louw Mpisane

    Probably one of Mzansi’s favourite topics towards the end of 2021, Tamia Louw now Mpisane rocked the nation when she got married to footballer, rapper and legacy rich kid seemingly Andile Mpisane out of nowhere.