Artist profile
De Mthuda is a South African amapiano producer and DJ known for his contributions to the genre's production landscape. He works within the amapiano sound, crafting instrumental and vocal tracks that reflect the genre's characteristic piano-driven, percussive style.
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De Mthuda is a restrained with strong groove and a balanced bright/warm production artist.
Sits right in the typical Amapiano pocket.
Across 18 analysed tracks, De Mthuda averages 75% groove — groovier than 82% of individual Amapiano tracks — and 33% energy, gentler than 75%.
Measured against 6,499 Amapiano tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between De Mthuda’s 17 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 138 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.
Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.
91 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 15 different De Mthuda tracks.
72 of the 340 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.9. They come from 17 different De Mthuda tracks.
62 of the 510 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.9. They come from 15 different De Mthuda tracks.
Mudle Mali'Yakhe → E'kseni · 5A → 5A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
76 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 15 different De Mthuda tracks.
Kusezo Khanya → Kuwe (feat. Maline Aura & Noex) · 6A → 7A · same BPM · 90 chemistry
96 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 16 different De Mthuda tracks.
Kusezo Khanya → Soweto Drive · 6A → 6A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
71 of the 374 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.1. They come from 16 different De Mthuda tracks.
Kusezo Khanya → Lovie · 6A → 6A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
90 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 16 different De Mthuda tracks.
Kusezo Khanya → Desha Nyana 3.0 · 6A → 6A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.
DJs and producers closest to De Mthuda by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around De Mthuda, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
De Mthuda's tracks in our catalog range from 112 to 116 BPM, with a median of 113 BPM. Across 18 tracks, the most common range falls in the 115–120 BPM bucket.
De Mthuda's tracks are mostly in minor keys (82% minor across 18 tracks). The most common single key is 9A (E Minor) with 3 tracks.
We scored every transition between De Mthuda's 17 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 138 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Busta 929, Deeper Phil, Felo Le Tee are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Gijima into Jabula, 8A to 8A, 93 chemistry.
De Mthuda sits closest to Kabza De Small, Kelvin Momo, Kabza De Small & Mthunzi in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
Our catalog has De Mthuda releases spanning 2021 to 2023, with the most tracks from the 2020s.
