There is a new laaitie making waves on the music scene by the name of Athan Scheepers, but better known by his stage name Atie G.
Athan, 18, from Kylemore in Stellenbosch has been trending with his latest hit track titled Coloured Goose, which has thousands of mense using his track to their videos on social media but predominantly on TikTok.
He begun trending in 2022 with his single Wys of me with DJ Neeno, which earned over 121k views on Youtube.
Athan, who completed matric last year, said he is going to study music this year but just not sure at which institution yet.
“The song Coloured Goose is to inspire our kleurlinge and to make them feel good about themselves. The song is being used by many coloureds because they are proud to be coloured,” he explained.
“It gives me satisfaction to see how our coloureds are proud of themselves because I made the song for them to feel good and happy in their skin and it worked.”
The vocals in the song features Paula Kammies from Ravensmead.
Athan said he released his first song in 2017, after his love for music started when he saw his cousin recording music at home.
“After watching my cousin make music, I just tried making music on my own and in 2018, I took it seriously when I realised I have the talent for it. My journey in the music industry has been very nice... just to see how far I came from where I have started and what I have achieved so far.
“I am so grateful and appreciative for the overwhelming support I have been receiving, no matter what. My advice to the youngsters is to make use of their talent. 2023 will be a big year for me, more music on the way,” he added.
The music video for Coloured Goose will officially be released on Sunday via YouTube.
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