South African music getting rave reviews abroad

JOHANNESBURG - They say music speaks to the soul and this couldn’t be truer for a vlogger crew based in the United Kingdom who have developed a particular taste for gqom and amapiano.With over 16 million views, it features songs that fans request and many of the songs are created right here in Mzansi.

Bryan, Monique, David, Sade, Ian, and Tonye come together once a week, creating reaction videos to songs from around Africa and South African tunes are getting rave reviews.Between them, they have connections to Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Cameroon. Even though they don’t understand the meaning of many of the songs they review, they say its testament to the fact that music is a universal language.eNCA reporter Slindelo Masikane spoke to the crew in the video above.

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