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Afrikaans Musicians With Most Radio Listeners In 2019

Afrikaans Musicians With Most Radio Listeners In 2019 – Theses are the top Afrikaans musicians that make it to the top of the charts of our Radio Airwaves, you have heard of them or not but they have a huge impact in our South African music industry.

Take A Look Below at our Top 5:

(2008 – present) Die Antwoord (Afrikaans for “The Answer”)

This Mzansi group has been established in Cape Town in 2008. The team was instituted by (formerly referred to as DJ Hi-Tek). Die Antwoord’s representation is founded with a prevailing trend known as zef in South Africa.

2. 1982 – present) Jack Parow is an Afrikaans musician from Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa

He is prominent for his contribution to the single Die Vraagstuk with Die Heuwels Fantasties. He has shared a stage with Die Heuwels Fantasties at the Oppikoppi Music Festival in 2009. He is also recognised for his donation to and attribution with Die Antwoord and Fokofpolisiekar in their tracks “Wat Pomp” and “Doos Dronk.”

3. Bellville, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (2003 – present)

Fokofpolisiekar is a local Afrikaans Pop Punk band from Bellville in Cape Town, commenced in 2003. The band is recognised for controversy amongst the general public – I mean their name translated says it all – “Fuck Off Police Car” in English, as well as the lyrical content of various of their songs.

4. (2007 – present) Another is the Die Heuwels Fantasties (English: The Hills Fantastic)

They utilise elements of acoustic music, vivid from their Lukraaketaar-heritage, emphasised by electronic sounds. Their genre can be explicated as accommodating segments of synthetic, acoustic, and pop music, with limitation on the acoustic part.

5. (1971 – present) Chris Chameleon

He reigns as a King in a musical phenomenon on the South African music industry and also a global sensation. His talented four-octave voice and zestful stage disposition have won him ecstatic reviews and a total of 19 awards over the past four years, with two South African Music Awards (SAMAs) and a Medal of Honor from the SA Academy of Science and Arts as well as 2 platinum and 1 gold selling albums and 1 gold selling DVD.

Written by: Aphiwe Theodorah Mvinjelwa

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