PODCAST | DJ Fresh talks Kaya 959, parenting, music and Amapiano’s global takeover
The conversation moves between two threads – his own relationship with radio and audiences across a career of reinvention, and the bigger question hanging over amapiano itself: is this global spotlight a genuine celebration of South African music, or a slow erosion of who controls its story?
To unpack all of this, we’re joined by DJ Fresh – Thato Sikwane – a broadcaster with over three decades of influence across South African radio, TV, music and digital media.
Global ambassadors like Tyla and Uncle Waffles have carried amapiano into Top 40 radio and Ibiza residencies, and the moment reads, on the surface, like a straightforward win for South African music.
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