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, ...

“Amapiano is winning all over the gaff,” Marcus Nasty tells me. “But where it came from – the people who really made it – they don’t get enough of a shout out from us.” “For the sake of fairness, you ...

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 ...

Amapiano, the South African house music subgenre born in townships, is captivating dancers worldwide. Soweto’s Finest Dance Studio in Johannesburg has become a global hub, drawing dancers from diverse ...

“Amapiano is born out of the soul of South Africa and they say one of the best ways to experience it to its fullest is to be where the music is.” The Amapiano sound features a heavy log drum baseline ...

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 ...

In this Op-Ed, Matuba Mahlatjie explores the cultural significance and unintended political implications of the amapiano music genre in South Africa. He also expands his thoughts on the profound ...