The South African music genre, Amapiano has slowly creeped its way into the West African setting and now Afrobeat singers are switching fast and tapping into the new genre. Amapiano, a music genre ...

Older genres classed in the World Music category and headlined by Angélique Kidjo continue to inspire newer genres, Afrobeats and Amapiano. Here are 25 standout tunes of 2023. 1. Tyler ICU & Tumelo.za ...

Kabza calls this “the song to get the people up and dancing.” It’s immediately arresting, with light drums that give way to delicate piano and sweet, comforting singing that becomes more urgent and ...

Two dancers, Basset Fame and Mayani, both popular on social media, had been trading jabs online for days. The rivalry ...

Cassper Nyovest weighs in on the ongoing debate between amapiano and hip hop, labelling the rivalry as ‘dumb’ and emphasising ...

Since 2020, Amapiano the South African imported genre that blends Kwaito with House music has dominated Nigerian mainstream music. In Nigeria, Amapiano which packs speaker rattling baselines is quite ...

Nowadays, you can go to a club deep in upcountry Kenya and not be surprised to hear them play Amapiano, a South African genre of music, all night. A night out is incomplete without some Amapiano in ...

A Chinese producer merged traditional instruments with amapiano beats in his new 'Chinapiano' track. Discover the vibrant ...

Swazi-born, South African based DJ Uncle Waffles is at the forefront of propelling amapiano — a subgenre of house and South African music — to dancefloors across the world. Her third EP, “Solace,” ...

Walshy Fire, left, watches as Major League DJz spin during Miami Music Week 2022. Major League DJz recently dropped an amapiano project entitled “Piano Republik” with Major Lazer, the DJ trio of which ...

In recent years, the authentically South African music genre, Amapiano, has seen immense growth in popularity.

Amapiano is a soulful mix of grooves, sonic textures and moods that can be by turns hectic, smooth, melodic or simply enchanting. It is also defined by its unique percussive bass. Breaks within songs ...