Sizwe Sibiya
The late artists Mpura and Killer Kau, who passed away in a tragic accident that took the lives of six people, received posthumous awards at the first ever South African AmaPiano Music Awards.
The two musicians were rewarded for their stunning contributions to the constantly growing AmaPiano genre in a ceremony that was held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Nominated alongside respected lyricists like Lady Du, Zuma and Reece Madlisa, Miano and Focalistic – Mpura won the award for the Best AmaPiano Lyricist/Rapper.
Meanwhile, Killer Kau won the award for Best AmaPiano Collaboration for the song “AmaNeighbor”, which he made with Mr Jazziq and which features Reece Madlisa, Zuma, Focalistic and Thackzin.
At the awards, artists were nominated and voted for by the public. The Song of the Year winners walked away with a worthy R50,000, while winners in other categories took home R10,000 for each award they won.
The Song of the Year Award was scooped up by Dbn Gogo for the song “Khuza Gogo”, featuring several artists including the late Mpura.
