Amapiano artists feed on hungry musician's art – Sunday World

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A hungry musician's art comes to life as he strums an acoustic guitar in front of a table.

Tsonga music artist Joe Baloyi, aka Mashamba, is crying foul after songbird Makhadzi and amapiano king Kabza de Small, among others, remixed his popular song, Malume, without his permission.

Baloyi, who is wallowing in the abyss of poverty in his home village of Bungeni in Limpopo, has also complained that he was not paid royalties for the blockbuster song, which he co-produced with legendary musician Chicco Twala nearly 30 years ago.

Speaking to Sunday World, Baloyi said he co-produced the stellar cut with Twala in 1996 when he lived …