Months back we reported that Kabza De Small is looking to fuse Maskandi music and Amapinao, in what would be named "SkandiYano." But now, he recently told his fans that he will officially join Maskandi music and some have even suggested names he can use.
You might have spotted Kabza donning what looks like Big Zulu's wardrobe and thought it was some trend because the likes of Uncle Vinny was also spotted wearing Brentwood and so on. But no, Kabza does not only want to make Maskando music, but he also wants to look the part as well.
Announcing this transition was Maskandi superstar Mthandeni who jokingly said Kabza is a fan of his and he is showing him the ropes. Speaking to Daily Sun, he said he might have been one of the people to pioneer Amapiano, but he is a huge fan of Maskandi music. He even at times listens to Maskandi music and fell in love with it. He respects culture and loves what the genre stands for.
“I’m known for amapiano music but deep down I am Ibhinca. Whenever I get a chance I listen to maskandi...For me being Ibhinca means everything and anything that talks to respecting culture, it means ubuntu and showing compassion to one another.”
He told the publication that this transition has been something that has been in his mind for some time now, “I believe music is a universal language and I decided to follow my heart. This idea of doing Maskandi music has been in my mind for some time. I’ve always known that sooner or later I have to do it.”
In all the Mzansi dancefloors and radio charts, Amapiano music takes over and there is no doubting it's impact. Which is why Kabza would not dare leave the genre behind and completely transition to Maskandi.
“This does not mean I’ll stop doing Amapiano but I’ll be exploring other genres. For now I feel comfortable in Maskandi and I’m enjoying it.”
When he introduced his SkandiYano many thought he did not introduce it s MFR Souls did. Others debated that it was De Mthuda who did.
Kabza is very knowledgeable about Amapiano and he even spoke to Oskido, on his Joy Ride YouTube series, about the birth of it.
"You know how Amapiano started? The township DJs play a song with 125 beats per minute [BPM]. Then you would find other DJ's play the same beat at 115 BPM," he explained, adding that they would also often make mixtapes with a slower tempo, saying Amapiano is basically just Log Drum.
Then Amapiano was started making slower tempos, "First it was remixes then Mdu came up. I don't know what happened, I don't know how he figured out the log drum. Amapiano has always been there but he's the one who came up with Log drum," explained Kabza.
"These boys like experimenting, they always check out new plug in's. So when Mdu figured it out, he ran with it. And when I got it, I jumped on the bandwagon."
