Clap & Tap Festival accommodates other gospel genres

In an interview with the founder of Mabaila Foundation, Tshepang Mabaila, he told Arts&Culture that they decided to increase choirs and be inclusive of Zion, Macecilia and Mokhukhu to accommodate other churches whose members will attend the event. He attributed the growth of some churches to the choirs that have been part of the festival. “The payments we give to the choirs help them to purchase their members uniforms and other logistics at their choirs. We will also be contributing 20% to athletics clubs to purchase spikes for their athletes, especially those that are not doing well as part of our efforts to contribute to the growth of sport, especially athletics," said Mabaila.

"The is a youthful event, with most of the choirs also being youth dominated. This is the third year we are hosting this event and we are thrilled to announce that in the last two years, we saw growth in the music, which was not much regarded as a Clap & Tap music,” he added. Mabaila pointed out that ⁠in the past, many people considered Clap & Tap music as for certain people in the society. It was associated with rituals and traditions. He says he saw the need to close that gap and show people that this music is for everyone.