DJ and music producer DJ Maphorisa has called on the government to assist amapiano artists in obtaining visas for countries where they are booked to perform. In a post on his X timeline, he urged the department of arts & culture to help expedite the process.
Amapiano Artists Struggle with Visa Process
In his post, DJ Maphorisa expressed his love for seeing people grow and noted that amapiano artists and DJs are doing more international gigs now, representing South Africa. He called on the department of arts & culture to do something about the struggles that artists face in obtaining visas.
“We are struggling with getting VISAS. We spent too much money to get them. If you can create a system where we can get visas easily because some artists/DJs get declined. The flag must go high,” he wrote.
Major League DJz Also Call for Support
Recently, Major League DJz also called on the department to assist the amapiano genre. While many were debating American rapper Swae Lee’s unverified origin of the amapiano genre, Major League DJz steered the conversation away from other countries to how South Africa, particularly the government, supports the genre.
“All said and done. We can fight all these guys all we want. But what is South Africa doing for [ama]piano to make sure [it] is taken to the world? What has government done for [ama]piano? This is our best export but what support have we given to the genre to make sure it touches all corners of the world? Let’s fight and address the right issues to make sure the genre gets the best support possible,” read their post.
I love to see people growing, Amapiano artist/djs are doing more international gigs now which means we represent Sauta
Arts n Culture should doing something about this, we need ur support not just money. We struggling with getting VISAS we spent too much money get them
If u…
— PorryMaduMoneyDoubleTrouble (@DjMaphorisa) September 4, 2023