Major League DJz question government’s support for amapiano

by Staff Bona

Deejaying twins Bandile and Banele Mbere, who form the popular group Major League DJz, caused a bit of a stir on Twitter after questioning what the South African government was doing to support amapiano since it took the world by storm.

Due to amapiano’s worldwide popularity, many international artists are wanting to dip their toes into the genre, including American rapper Swae Lee, who received a ton of backlash after many thought the rapper was stating that the genre originated in Nigeria.

After Swae’s error, the twins took to Twitter, writing, “All said and done. We can fight all these guys all we want… but what is South Africa doing for piano to make sure piano is really taken to the world? What has government done for Piano? This is our best export but what support have we given to the genre to make sure it touches all corners of the world? Let’s fight and address the right issues to make sure the genre gets the best support possible.”

Tweeps shared their opinion on the matter, with many being against Bandile and Banele’s tweet.

After a tweep stated that they thought Ladysmith Black Mambazo was South Africa’s best export, the DJs replied, “We talking current affairs.”

Controversial music executive Nota Baloyi also shared his opinion.

Here is what other tweeps had to say.

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