Artist profile
Kabza De Small is a South African producer and DJ who emerged as a key figure in the amapiano movement. Known for his production work and collaborations within the genre, he has contributed to amapiano's growth as a dominant sound in contemporary African music.
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Kabza De Small is a restrained with strong groove and a bright production — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Amapiano pocket.
Across 145 analysed tracks, Kabza De Small averages 36% energy — gentler than 66% of individual Amapiano tracks — and 64% groove, groovier than 63%.
Measured against 6,499 Amapiano tracks on 11 August 2026.
Most tracks sit between 87–144 BPM with a median of 113 · predominantly minor keys (71% minor) · most common key: 3A (B♭ Minor) with 12 tracks.
How Kabza De Small’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Amapiano tempo.
Across Kabza De Small's catalog, vocal content has increased.
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We scored every transition between Kabza De Small’s 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 175 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.
274 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 34 different Kabza De Small tracks.
Wangkolota → Yibo Labantu · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
185 of the 1,200 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.9. They come from 36 different Kabza De Small tracks.
Rekere ke chipi → Ka Lekeke · 12A → 12A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
179 of the 920 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.3. They come from 35 different Kabza De Small tracks.
184 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 35 different Kabza De Small tracks.
Indaba Ka Bani → Tears Wont Fall (feat. C Keys, SiNation, King P & Goitse Levati) · 6A → 7A · +1 BPM · 90 chemistry
188 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 37 different Kabza De Small tracks.
Nyuka Nayo → Manyonyoba · 3A → 3A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
185 of the 1,400 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 8.0. They come from 34 different Kabza De Small tracks.
Mak'shoni Langa → Samba Nabo · 3A → 3A · −1 BPM · 92 chemistry
180 of the 1,280 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.3. They come from 31 different Kabza De Small tracks.
Indaba Ka Bani → iY' Ndaba Zayizolo (feat. LeeMcKrazy, Tyler ICU & Cowboii) · 6A → 6A · +1 BPM · 92 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 Kabza De Small 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 Kabza De Small, 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.
Kabza De Small's tracks in our catalog range from 87 to 144 BPM, with a median of 113 BPM. Across 145 tracks, the most common range falls in the 115–120 BPM bucket.
Kabza De Small's tracks are mostly in minor keys (71% minor across 145 tracks). The most common single key is 3A (B♭ Minor) with 12 tracks.
We scored every transition between Kabza De Small's 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 175 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Busta 929, Felo Le Tee, Josiah De Disciple 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: Wangkolota into Yibo Labantu, 8A to 8A, 93 chemistry.
Kabza De Small sits closest to De Mthuda, Kelvin Momo, DJ Maphorisa 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 Kabza De Small releases spanning 2019 to 2026, with the most tracks from the 2020s.
