The death of two young music stars Sakhile ‘Killer Kau’ Hlatshwayo and Mpura is shattering hearts in South Africa.
The music artistes reportedly died in a car crash on Saturday, August 7, 2021.
The Times Live of South Africa reports that the Amapiano stars were involved in a fatal car accident with four others on their way to a gig in Rustenburg, the most populous city in the North West Province of South Africa.
The South African Music Awards (SAMAs) also confirmed their death in a statement on Facebook on Tuesday, August 10, 2021.
“We are saddened by the passing on of young musicians, Killer Kau and Mpura among others,” the SAMA statement reads. “This is a crushing blow to the music industry. We extend our deepest condolences to their families and friends. May their souls rest in peace.”
We sent an email to the Rustenburg Police Station to confirm the cause of the accident, they are yet to respond.
Amapiano is a style of house music common in South Africa following its emergence in 2012.
According to reports, the deceased were the creatives behind some of the biggest songs in the country.
Killer Kau gained national prominence after an amateur video of his song ‘Tholukuthi Hey’ he uploaded on Twitter in August 2017 went viral on the micro-blogging site.
South Africa’s leading DJ and producer, Themba Nkosi aka DJ Euphonik, discovered him on Twitter after the song went viral and took him under his tutelage, produced the hit single ‘Tholukuthi Hey’ and also started promoting him.
Building on the success of the song, the promising star released three albums – ‘After School’, ‘Game Changer’ and ‘Tom & Jerry’.
While details about Mpura are shrouded in secrecy, he was most famous as the voice behind South African hit song ‘Umsebenzi Wethu’.
