Madzadza Miya

Jul 6, 2024 | timeslive.co.za | Madzadza Miya

07 July 2024 - 00:00 “Phakishani, Phakishani, Phakishani/ Ziph’ iy’khwama/ Phakishanix3/ Siyahamba manje/ Phakishani x3/ Siy’ eDurban.” This chant, which loosely translates as “Pack your bags, we are going to Durban,” echoes the first few seconds of T’zozo En Professor’s 2006 track Woz’ eDurban. These lines, sung in Zulu and with conviction, felt like an open invitation to the city.

Mar 22, 2024 | thenativemag.com | Madzadza Miya

her debut album The internet might think otherwise, but Tyla didn’t appear out of nowhere. The Johannesburg-born and raised artist’s rapid ascent to Pop supremacy has been a true testament to how talent, artist development, and the universe can align to make a superstar. It took just over a year for the singer-songwriter’s first-ever single, 2019’s “Getting Late,” featuring Kooldrink to blow up, thanks to its exceptional and choreography-heavy visuals.

Dec 12, 2023 | okayafrica.com | Madzadza Miya

From Afropop and hip hop to maskandi and the different offshoots of house, South African music, across the spectrum, continues to thrive. In 2023, we saw the rise of 3Step, a fairly new pulsating hybrid dance music genre that blends elements of Afrotech and amapiano. Similarly, creative fusions, remixes, and revisits of yesteryear sounds and songs, with contemporary soundscapes, were also dominant this year.

Dec 4, 2023 | okayafrica.com | Madzadza Miya

When the amapiano mainstream explosion started a short while back, many naysayers said the genre wouldn’t last more than a few years, and that another sound would dethrone it. It's now safe to say that amapiano has proven many of those initial detractors wrong. 2023 was yet another productive year for the genre; new stars broke through, records were broken, established acts remained consistent and the genre’s creative knack was maintained.

Jul 23, 2023 | flipboard.com | Madzadza Miya

Exploring the homeland of amapiano with Lost GirlExhausted after a long flight from London, Lost Girl doesn’t say much on the first day of her trip to South Africa, but her striking smile makes an …