Last year we saw a hint of what was to come. This year, however, we’ve had the genre’s promise come to fruition, blossoming to legitimately rival Afrobeats as the most popular sound in Africa.

Its syncopated breakbeats, snares, and speaker rattling kicks, combined with signature Afrobeats log drum make Amapiano an elastic attention-grabbing genre. In Afrobeats, Amapiano has dominated the ...

Low-tempo bass, scattered piano melodies, pounding percussion dotted with synth – there’s a chance, if you’re into house music, that you’ve heard of an emerging subsect called amapiano. Fusing deep ...

When Amapiano first emerged, before it was polished and musical, the signature 'ghetto' log-drums sounded like a producer had sampled the thud of car tires hitting township speed humps; it was a true ...

Pushin Piano cofounders Modise and Kimanisho of the duo Ko Kasi with guest DJ Cut-Cuz at far right Credit: Layo Adelakun Only real music lovers come to the amapiano party Pushin Piano. That’s partly ...

Whether it’s house or techno, Black electronic music has been at the forefront of popular culture for decades, often with the Black musicians and communities behind it rarely afforded the credit for ...

A festive dance clip has reignited global excitement around Amapiano as the genre continues to spread beyond South Africa’s borders Social media users were captivated by a pair of dancers whose smooth ...

Musa Keys is fast becoming one of the most in-demand amapiano artists around. Not only has he been performing all around the world, but he also recently drew the attention of Lewis Hamilton last week ...