Musa Keys

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Musa Keys
File:Musa Keys in the Canex - Algiers 2025.jpg
Background information
Also known asKeys
Born
Musa Appreciate Makamu

Giyani, Limpopo, South Africa
OriginFlora Park, Polokwane, South Africa
GenresAmapiano
Occupations
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • singer-songwriter
Instruments
Years active2021–present
LabelsKeys

Musa Appreciate Makamu, professionally known as Musa Keys, is a South African singer and record producer born in Giyani and raised in Flora Park, Polokwane. Makamu gained recognition from the song "samarian boy" across the limpopo region, he is known for his 2021 single "Vula Mlomo" which was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).[1]

In 2023 the record producer took home a Metro FM Music Award for Best Styled Artist where he was nominated alongside the likes of Mafikizolo, Sjava, Daliwonga and Sino Msolo.[2]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Ceremony Prize Recipient/Nominated work Result Ref.
2023 Metro FM Music Awards Best Styled Artist Himself Won [3]
2022 MTV Europe Music Awards Best African Act Nominated [4]
2022 South African Music Awards Record of the Year "Vula Mlomo" Won
2024 Grammy Awards Best African Music Performance "Unavailable" (Davido feat. Musa Keys) Nominated [5]
2025 Xitsonga Music Awards Best Xitsonga House "Vafana Va Mali" Pending [6]
Song of the Year Pending

References

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