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 ...

Amapiano is a mix of deep house, kwaito, jazz and lounge music. Afrobeats, on the other hand, is an umbrella term used to describe West African music to outsiders. READ MORE South Africa: Lojay and ...

Described as one of the hottest music genres around today, Amapiano is taking over the world. To find out more, BBC 1Xtra travelled to its spiritual home, South Africa, to explore the genre's past, ...

Infectious, contagious, catchy. It should be no surprise that amapiano, the South African offshoot of house music that rose to international prominence during the pandemic, is frequently described in ...

Amapiano - a genre born in South Africa's townships during the previous decade -- has rapidly evolved from a local blend of jazz and house music with traditional log drums into a pan-African ...

As we prepare for Red Bull Symphonic featuring Kabza De Small with Ofentse Pitse and the Symphonic Orchestra on June 8th and 9th, let's take a deeper look at this unique musical genre. Amapiano’s ...

If Afrobeats was the soundtrack of the 2010’s, now it’s Amapiano’s turn in the spotlight. With its distinct log drum, the South African invention is a blend of deep house, kwaito, jazz, and lounge ...

During a period marked by distress and anguish, Amapiano created many transient moments for people around the globe. At the turn of 2020, and throughout countless hellish months locked indoors, it was ...