Rapper Thato Molupe, popularly known as Wave Rhyder, is making waves with his latest single titled Wa Nkutlwa Na.
Signed under Ambitiouz Entertainment, the up-and-coming musician told SunBuzz the single was released in June.
The 23-year-old from Maseru, Lesotho, recognised his love of music at a very young age.
And, he was inspired by his parents, who were talented gospel artists. In 2013, his first track was released unofficially among his schoolmates.
He was so happy about how people received it that it prompted him to work harder so he could release more songs.
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And in 2019, he followed up with a self-produced Afro-pop song that gave him his big break in the neighbouring country, titled Ts'ela bo Tlale. It was about how people behaved when they were intoxicated. It was inspired by the people who would regularly drink at his neighbour's house as he used to sell umqombothi.
Wave Rhyder was signed to Ambitiouz Entertainment in October 2021. He said his musical journey started when he was 14 years old, in 2013, when he made his first song titled We Are Going High.He also shared that his style of music was a fusion of Afro-pop and Famo. This is a genre from Lesotho, consisting of singing that is accompanied by a squeeze box, drum and occasionally a bass. It originated in the drinking dens of migrant workers from Lesotho, who were trying to relax after working in the mines in the 1920s.
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It is now a popular form of music for Sotho-speaking artists.
Wave Rhyder shared the reason behind him singing in his mother tongue with Sub Buzz.
"I wouldn't say that there is a reason for me singing in Sesotho. It's just that I am more comfortable singing in my home language," he said.
