Get it!

RJ – We all know of course you’re brothers, but where does “Jaziel” come from?

Jaziel Bro’s – Jaziel is a Hebrew word that means “God’s comfort and natured” because of our faith and belief in God we chose a name that would best represent who we are and what we want to communicate through our music

RJ – Who were the local stars you looked up to growing up?

Jaziel Bro’s – Brenda Fassie Caiphus Semenya and Ringo

RJ - Being a music producer and songwriter myself, I have seen the benefits in creating a credible brand. How has creating hits for the likes of Lesego and Kelly Khumalo helped your own careers as the Jaziel Brothers?

Jaziel Bro’s – It really set us apart and made it easier for us to able to tell our story in our albums because we wanted our work to speak for us and to introduce our sound gradually.

RJ – In a country dominated by programmed and synthesized music, you have maintained an authentic sound still utilizing live instrumentation. Where do you see the future of South African music going?

Jaziel Bro’s – We still believe that there is a lot of potential and there many talented musicians in the industry who can still maintain the pureness, culture & heritage of the our music without it losing its authenticity and expand it but education is very important that creative people use what they love as a business.

RJ – It’s hard to box-in your style. Some people call it Afro-Pop, some say Gospel. How would you describe your music?

Jaziel Bro’s – We do Afro Pop which has a lot of soul and in our albums we always add a gospel song.

RJ – Any upcoming albums and collaborations in the near future?

Jaziel Bro’s – At the moment we are currently promoting our second album “The Journey” we also have projects like Bongi & Collin gospel duo under Jaziel Music who won Sama award for Best Urban Gospel and Trezpass young talented rap artist. Maybe a collaboration with you.

RJ – In a world where the selling of music is constantly changing, how are you getting your music out there in light of the decline of CD sales?

Jaziel Bro’s – We travel a lot and we realized since we interact a lot with people who love our music we always make sure that we have CD’s with us and we are looking at finding better ways for our music to be more accessible.

RJ – You have consistently been successful at the SAMA Awards and are proof that you don’t need to be part of the biggest record companies to do so. If you were to change anything about the SAMA’s what would it be and why?

Jaziel Bro’s – We would appreciate that organizers put more effort & detail in the execution of how the artists are presented and showcased musically on the night through their performance like they do with the actual producing of the awards themselves you will always find the best directors or producers in tv production at the Sama’s but music & artists are not given the best attention in the planning.