Viberate Analytics reports Amapiano is experiencing significant structural growth, driven by widespread audience gains across ...

In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with Mariana Da Cruz from the band Da Cruz and rising ...

Scotts Maphuma has responded to those who have a problem with his upcoming song. He ignited a debate among Amapiano fans over ...

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 ...

Amapiano, arguably South Africa’s hottest music genre and cultural export right now, has caught up like wildfire across Africa and worldwide. From the clubs to the streets and music charts outside of ...

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town Amapiano is a soulful mix of grooves, sonic textures and moods that can be by turns hectic, smooth, melodic or ...

Who would've thought that a 30-second clip of an up-and-coming DJ would go viral, amass more than 4 million views, be recognised by international sensations such Drake and P Diddy, and create one of ...

A distinct sound is currently vibing on social feeds around the world: the deep house, log-drum driven basslines and soulful piano melodies of “Amapiano.” While Amapiano dance challenges are currently ...

Music streaming service, Deezer, has released its latest figures, revealing that Amapiano music is currently the number one streamed playlist in South Africa in 2021, seeing a 115% increase in total ...

Birthed in South Africa's Black townships in the country's Gauteng province, the Amapiano music movement borrows from the musical ancestry of the communities in which it was conceived. By Setumo-Thebe ...

South Africa owes much to the communal culture that developed in its townships before, during and after apartheid. The practice of temporary exchange underpins this culture. Often out of necessity, ...