The Amapiano Awards say they are working toward helping artists receive funeral cover, disability benefits and safe travel when commuting to their gigs.
Talking to TshisaLIVE, the founder and director of the awards, Famida 'Faye' Omar, said families of artists also deserved to be free of financial burden when their loved ones died doing what they love.
“It's about financial planning for the entertainers. We are trying to raise funds as much as we can so that we can make sure that in future unfortunate circumstances like this will give these families time to mourn and not worry about the financial burdens,” she said. “Artists go to places and try to do gigs, and then they are fatigued ... We give international celebrities so much lMeanwhile, contributions to assist Khanya 'The Voice' Hadebe's family after his passing are under way as celebrities have been sharing a post made by a local Instagram user which provides account details for those willing to assist.
that they had last spoke to the amapiano star the night before he passed away as they were working on their next project together. “Mpura was a guy that just wanted to see everything happen. That’s all he wanted. He had so much to prove and his drive scared us at times. So different, and didn’t mind taking on a challenge ... Mpura we going to release this balcony mix because that's all you really wanted especially from us,” they wrote.
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