Later that week, there’s a live panel discussion at a bar in Rosebank, central Johannesburg. Producer and DJ, KMAT, is one of the guest speakers. She rocks a red afro and matching red biker jacket: cool, calm but doggedly passionate as she talks about her journey as an artist. “It was very hard when I was getting into the industry. It was before the whole viral dancing thing started. Men didn’t want competition, they didn’t want girls coming in and shaking things up. I had to fight for my gigs.” The male dominance in amapiano…
