◇ image via WikipediaDJ Maphorisa
DJ Maphorisa is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ciza, Uncle Waffles and Sho Madjozi. Those roots explain a lot about how DJ Maphorisa arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kabza De Small and Focalistic, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into TDK Macassette, Wizkid, Drake, Black Coffee and Major Lazer, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 15 connections around DJ Maphorisa, reaching back through Ciza and forward to TDK Macassette. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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DJ Maphorisa connections
DJ Maphorisa grew out of Ciza, Uncle Waffles and Sho Madjozi, shares an orbit with Kabza De Small and Focalistic, went on to shape TDK Macassette, Wizkid, Drake and Black Coffee. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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