Amapiano is the new Kwaito, according to Trompies' SpikiriSpikiri says Kalawa Jazzmee wants to sign artists from other genres such as Maskandi and Gospel. He loves grooming upcoming artists.
by Thandeka Mthethwa
27-11-2022 06:32
in Entertainment
One of the members of Kwaito group Trompies believes Kwaito has evolved into Amapiano. Images via Instagram: @spikiri_mandla_reloaded
One of the members of the legendary Kwaito group Trompies Mandla Spikiri Mofokeng says Amapiano is just another branch of the Kwaito genre. It has evolved to fit in with the current era.
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Although he is no longer an active musician, Spikiri says he is still as passionate as he was 30 years ago with music. He is now doing more background stuff such as producing.
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SPIKIR FOCUSSED ON SIGNING NEW ARTISTS I am busy producing other artists at Kalawa Jazmee and at the same time I am working on new music we are also just focusing on signing new artists. Once artists establish themselves, we give them the opportunity to venture out and have their own companies, he told Drum Magazine at the time.
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Spikiri told the publication that his name hasn't been forgotten by South Africans for so many years because he's been true to himself.
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I am me, I am true to myself and that's all that I can give to people at the end of the day, hearing people still listen to my music makes me happy and seeing them dance to my songs gives me great joy, he says.
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Music is his life. When he's not in studio, he's grooming and mentoring upcoming artists so that they can prosper in the industry as per the publication.
Spikiri says Kalalwa Jazmee wants to venture into signing artists from other genres such as Maskandi and Gospel.
We are in the studio 24 hours we were making music because we don't want our creativity to run dry, he says.
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I WANT MORE KIDS' SPIKIRI ENJOYS FATHERHOOD The father of four days he wants more kids because fatherhood has changed him for the better.
Watching my children grow has been amazing. It's such a transition from when they were in diapers to what they are now. Becoming a father changed my outlook on life, I would be out in the studio and would get calls to buy things such as nappies and milk while they were young but watching them grow now has been a great honour for me, he says.
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Amapiano is the new Kwaito, according to Trompies' SpikiriSpikiri says Kalawa Jazzmee wants to sign artists from other genres such as Maskandi and Gospel. He loves grooming upcoming artists. 
