A proud Mpumalangan, Mxolisi Nkosi (24), aka Khalil Harrison, aims to become the hottest amapiano musician in the country.
The goal is already in motion. He grabbed the chance to make music with one of the country’s biggest music producers and DJs, Gaba Cannal, and the vocalist, Makhanj.
Hitting almost 11 000 monthly listeners on Spotify, his latest song, “Angisekho Kuwe”, is the most loved on his album on the digital streaming platform.
“It was an amazing experience to work with Gaba Cannal and Makhanj to produce this hip and unique amapiano song. It is about an unreciprocated relationship. We worked on the song for a month and released it in April in my debut album, Music in My Soul.”
He said the album has nine songs, which feature big musicians in the amapiano genre, such as Tyler ICU.
“It was a privilege for me to have such artists work with me on my debut album. I have learnt a lot from them as an upcoming musician. I believe we have produced an amazing project,” he said.
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Nkosi is a record producer and sound engineer for his family’s record label, Kgasi Records, and a singer, rapper and songwriter.
He is originally from Mangweni in Nkomazi, and had ventured into music in 2015 as an R & B and hip-hop musician. He said he had got into amapiano music because it was the highest-selling genre.
“I have reached some sort of achievement through amapiano. I am looking forward to working alongside many other artists and travelling the world to share my music.”
He said his goals also include growing Kgasi Records and becoming well known in the music fraternity.
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His music is available for streaming on iTunes, Deezer, Spotify and YouTube.
