Anele Zondo Opens Up About Venturing Into Amapiano After Releasing New Track ‘Johnny’

• Anele Zondo has embraced the Amapiano music trend with her recent release, Johnny, emphasizing that she sees herself as a versatile artist who isn't confined to one genre
• Anele revealed that her previous EP, YTYKM - You Think You Know Me, featured a blend of four different music genres, highlighting her diversity
• Despite experiencing both highs and lows, Anele acknowledges the challenges of establishing herself as an independent artist and recognizes the time and effort required to navigate the music industry

Anele Zondo has opened up about tapping into Amapiano after dropping her first Amapiano hit titled Johnny. The star made it clear that she considers herself an artist who is not genre-specific, which is why she hopped onto the Amapiano trend.

Anele Zondo talks about tapping into Amapiano

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South African music genre Amapiano is slowly dominating the world. Many artists from different genres have hopped onto the trend, releasing Amapiano bangers over the years.

Hip-hop star and TV presenter Anele Zondo recently added to the long list of rappers who have ventured into Amapiano. Speaking to ZiMoja after dropping her first Amapiano hit Johnny, Anele said she is a musician, not a genre. She also revealed that this is not the first time she has delved into other genres.

Anele noted that her first EP, YTYKM -You Think You Know Me had a mixture of four different genres.

Anele Zondo on the challenges she has faced in the industry

The star's success did not come overnight. She has experienced many highs and lows, but she keeps pushing. She said finding her feet as an independent artist has not been an easy walk in the park, but she has realised that it takes time to fully understand the music business. She said:

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"Finding my feet as an independent artist has been tough. t's quite a hard reality and it takes time to fully understand the music business."

Speaking exclusively to Briefly News, Anele said she created Johnny because she wanted to create a feel-good dance song for her fans. She also noted that it was inspired by an old rhyme

"The inspo, firstly making sure that this song was a feel-good happy song. I knew making this song, I want to make people dance - on this specific day in the studio I kept humming iskiba ska Johnny which is a nursery rhyme that gave me a lot of nostalgia and from there everything else clicked with a twist of talking about a Johnny who loves money but he’s scared of me so ngivele nimbambe - which is somewhat cliche for me seeing as the more successful I get, the more men are a fre*ks to approach me haha.

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"I love the genre I listen to it all the time and I’ve come out with my own piano single before called Dubula on my previous EP - YTYKM (You Think You Know Me ) I can’t wait to make more tracks and to add my own flavour to the genre."

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In more entertainment news, Briefly News reported that without a doubt, Kamo Mphela is definitely a certified queen of Amapiano. The 23-year-old amapiano sensation's new hit single has blown up the music charts.

Kamo Mphela is the girl she thinks she is. The young female star recently made headlines after she posted a clip of herself twerking to Uncle Waffles' hit song, Peacook Revisit, which set the internet buzzing with her killer moves.

Source: Briefly News