DJ Maphorisa Gives a Nod to “Bouncing Back” With Video of Packed Concert

• Amapiano record producer DJ Maphorisa seemed to put a dramatic week on the music front behind him
• Phori found himself caught in a social media storm after Samthing Soweto was not credited on a song
• Social media broke out in a frenzy after Madumane posted a clip performing in front of a large crowd

In a week in which he faced criticism from all sides, DJ Maphorisa appeared to rise like a phoenix from the ashes if his recent post is anything to go by.

The record producer was caught in a well-publicised controversy, bashed and labelled an Amapiano gatekeeper.

DJ Maphorisa nods to "bouncing back"

Though he's carried the label for a while, the latest backlash came after Samthing Soweto's snub on the newly released Amalanga Awafani.

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Samthing Soweto later posted a broken heart emoji, captioning the track's cover art that Mas Musiq had posted.

The recently released song, to which he lent his vocals, features Mas and Lawd Weezy, TO StarQuality, and DJ Maphorisa.

Many called the move exploitative and hounded Maphorisa, calling for the track's removal from digital streaming platforms.

Many also called for the record producer to be cancelled.

Soon after, a vexed Phori went on an emotional tirade on Instagram Live, even shedding some tears.

It's been a few days since then, and on Saturday evening, he posted a clip from a packed concert, captioning it:

"Bounced back."

The 87-second material showed him on stage performing Manzi Nte, his single with Tyler ICU and featuring various artists.

Kabza De Small, who can be seen behind the decks, and another artist share the stage with him, doing the Manzi Nte dance.

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Scenes leave SA doing double-take

The video garnered about 120,000 views within three hours and over 3300 likes. Briefly News looks at the polarising responses to it.

@bhekezinhle wrote:

"Social media ain’t a real place. People love you."

@I_Know_Ball4K said:

"One thing about South Africans [is] they only bark on social media. They never bite."

@AMG_Owner added:

"Bro, they only hate you on Twitter. TF is this crowd? Ehhhh."

Kabza De Small appears smitten with MaWhoo

In related news, Briefly News reported that Kabza De Small was all smiles during a recent moment he and musician MaWhoo shared.

If one didn't know about the catalogue of music they share, they'd be forgiven for thinking there was more to it.

Source: Briefly News