Josiah Makoela (born 3 July 1991) is a South African DJ and record producer commonly known as Josiah De Disciple. He is best known for his time with the

Amapiano Amapiano ( Zulu for "the pianos") is a style of house music that emerged in South Africa in the mid 2010s. It is a hybrid of deep house, jazz and lounge music characterized by synths and wide percussive basslines. It is distinguished by high-pit ...

DJ duo, JazziDisciples, alongside

Mr JazziQ Tumelo Manyoni known professionally as Mr JazziQ, is a South African Amapiano DJ and record producer. He is best known for being a former member of the amapiano DJ duo, JazziDisciples. Early life and education Mr JazziQ was born and raised in ...

. The duo split in 2018 to focus on their individual music careers. He released his debut

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''Spirits of Makoela, Vol. 2: The Reintroduction'', after Mr JazziQ's album ''Party with the English'', which resulted in comparison between the record producers' projects. His single "Mama", with

Boohle Buhlebevangeli Hlengiwe Manyathi, professionally known as Boohle, is a South African singer and songwriter. She is popularly known for her songs "Yini Na", "Slala Amalunde" and "Siyathandana". Her music is a combination of amapiano, afro-house, ...

from their collaborative album ''Umbuso Wabam'nyama'', was certified

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by the

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(RiSA).

Discography

Studio albums Collaborative albums

References

1991 births Living people South African DJs South African record producers South African musicians Amapiano musicians People from Alexandra, Gauteng People from Johannesburg Sotho people People from Gauteng {{Amapiano-stub