Mthandeni's Big Win at the SAMAs "Confirms" He is the King Of Maskandi: "I Have No Competition"

• Maskandi music artist Mthandeni walked away with the Motsepe Foundation Record of the Year at the SAMAs
• Mthandeni said this win affirmed him that he is the King Of Maskandi and bragged about having no competition in the genre
• The SAMAs took place this past weekend at Johannesburg’s Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand
• Briefly News got in touch with Muthaland Entertainment about one of the night's most spectacular performances

Maskandi music artist Mthandeni won the biggest award of the night at the South African Music Awards (SAMAs).

Mthandeni's iParis wins big

South African Maskandi music artist Mthandeni won the Motsepe Foundation Record of the Year. His single iParis with Lwah Ndlunkulu beat the likes of Tyla's Water, Dlala Thukzin's iPlan and many other bangers.

Taking to Instagram, Mthandeni thanked his supporters saying, "Mabhinca, you guys will be thanked in heaven for what you guys did for me."

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'I am the King of Maskandi,' says Mthandeni

The muso told Sunday World that this win affirmed his status as the King of Maskandi, saying he has no competition in the highly contested genre.

“This award has just confirmed that I’m the king of maskandi. It proves that people love my music. At this point, I can safely say that I have no competition in this genre. I am grateful and humbled by this award. I’ve always known that my time would come, and I believe this is my time."

However, not everyone feels as though he should have won the award, with Cassper Nyovest saying Tyla should have won.

On X, Nyovest wrote, "No ways. Tyla won a Grammy for water bro, but she didn’t get the Sama for Record of the Year at home? Haha, y’all are playing games."

AV Raincandy makes SAMA magic

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Another star who stole the show at the SAMAs was AV Raincandy, who delivered a spectacular performance of some golden oldies.

The eccentric singer brought the house down with a rendition of the Skeem classic, Waar Was Jy? and Jozi's Muthaland, even bringing out Ishmael Morabe for the performances.

Speaking to Briefly News journalist, Moroba Moroeng, the folks at Muthaland Entertainment couldn't help but sing AV's praises; Lance Stehr said:

"The performance was really amazing, with the interpolation of Waar Was Jy?. She did another interpolation of a track from Jozi that blew the crowd away. Overall, her performance was really great."

Delphine Klassen said people even thought AV had been in the game for a long time:

"What an amazing performance, what amazing energy! Bringing old songs, Waar Was Jy? and remixing it with Ishmael? Wow! People actually thought AV has been an artist forever, a true professional."

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Cici reacts to Arthur Mafokate's performance

In a previous report from Briefly News, singer Cici reacted to seeing her former boyfriend, Arthur Mafokate, performing at the 30th SAMAs.

The disgraced record label owner performed his old hit song at the main ceremony on Saturday, 2 November 2024, alongside Chomee at the ceremony, which took place at the Johannesburg’s Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand.

Many people flooded the comment section, comforting the award-winning singer.

Source: Briefly News