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| Driemo |
Shafie Phiri known by the stage name Driemo is probably the
most consistent, hardworking and prolific musician from the new crop. The Van
NgoNgo Entertainment signee’s catalogue is like a romantic movie that gives us
a soundtrack to every scene of life.
But in between his success, there are some unpopular murmurs
that paint the “Mojo” song architecture as a copycat of a Zambian celebrated
musician “Yo Maps”.
Comments monitored on social media, indicate that fans have
started noticing that the Ntchisi based singer is biting Yo Maps’s styles. Or maybe It’s just a heavy influence?
Well, Yo Maps has successfully been running music between Malawi
and Zambia for almost a decade now. It would make sense if Driemo models his
music after him.
Driemo’s latest release ‘Pano’ is what has sparked the
murmurings as to why he mimics Zambian
genre, his style and the bending of voices in the song sounds exactly like Maps.
Is it Influence or biting? The line between these two have
become incredibly thin in Driemo’s latest song, ‘Pano’.
