Subgenre of house and Kwaito music from South Africa
Amapiano
Stylistic origins
Kwaito
deep house
jazz
lounge
Cultural origins
Mid-2010s (disputed), in Gauteng,
Typical instruments
Piano
drums
synthesiser
Derivative forms
House
kwaito
Subgenres
S'gija
Private School
Quantum Sound
Cardi-Ano
Local scenes
Pretoria, Soweto, Alexandra, Katlehong, Vosloorus
Amapiano, a Nguni word loosely translated to "the pianos", is a subgenre of kwaito and house music that emerged in South Africa in the mid-2010s. It is a hybrid of deep house, jazz, and lounge music characterized by synths and wide, percussive basslines.
Amapiano, a Nguni word loosely translated to "the pianos", is a subgenre of kwaito and house music that emerged in South Africa in the mid-2010s. It is...
producer, popularly known as Kabza De Small. He is a major figure in the amapiano genre of house music. Aside from his solo career, Motha is a member of...
noted for her work in the amapiano genre and her dance abilities, with Billboard describing her as the "princess of amapiano". Her debut single, "Tanzania"...
Grammy Award for "Amapiano" featuring Olamide. in January 2024, Asake was nominated for the 55th NAACP Awards for his song "Amapiano". Asake studied Theatre...
May 2022. Shabangu, Nobantu (19 March 2021). "Listen to DBN Gogo's New Amapiano Single 'Khuza Gogo' – OkayAfrica". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 21 May 2022. Nkabinde...
KOA II Part 1 (pronounced King of Amapiano 2 Part 1) is the fourth studio album by South African DJ Kabza De Small, released on June 16, 2022, through...
2012-2022. His next Amapiano releases such as Dear Ex, Bia Tamu and Lonely have marked his status as the king of Swahili Amapiano. In December 2021, Marioo...
2023), better known by his stage name Costa Titch, was a South African Amapiano rapper and dancer. Costa Titch's father is Greek while his mother is South...
like "Dali Nguwe", and "Ebusuku". She has collaborated with a number of Amapiano artists including Mpura, Kabza De Small, Heavy K, Master KG and DJ Maphorisa...
singer, and songwriter. As a record producer with a blend of house music, amapiano and afropop, he has worked with and has received production credits from...
"Imithandazo" is an amapiano song by Kabza de Small and Mthunzi from their collaborative studio album Isimo (2023). It was released on 27 October 2023...
kwaito,house music, pop music, isicathamiya, gqom, rock music, hip hop and amapiano. Among the most prominent South African singers are Miriam Makeba, Brenda...
Mr JazziQ, is a South African Amapiano DJ and record producer. He is best known for being a former member of the amapiano DJ duo, JazziDisciples. Mr JazziQ...
August 2021, Killer Kau died in a car crash on his way to a gig, alongside amapiano musician Mpura and the upcoming artists The Voice, Thando Tot and Thando...
Gogo. Later that year she was nominated for Best Amapiano Female DJ Act at the South African Amapiano Awards. She started her own philanthropic foundation...
career. He was initially a hip-hop musician from 2012 before switching to amapiano. He got the name Young Stunna from his fans in Daveyton where he grew up...
dancer at gigs. Her dancing skills eventually got her the name "Queen of Amapiano". In 2019, she got signed to Major League Music and released her EP titled...
14 December 2023. "South Africa: Amapiano, the dance soundtrack to Covid". Brown, Daryl (15 February 2022). "Amapiano: How this South African sound has...
music producer and a sound engineer. He came into the limelight after his Amapiano remix of the ERA song "Ameno" became a global hit in the last quarter of...
The album was nominated at the 27th South African Music Awards for best amapiano album and best duo/group of the year. In September 2021, he released his...
"bubblegum" Cultural origins 1980s, South Africa Subgenres gqom amapiano Fusion genres amapiano Regional scenes South Africa Namibia Botswana Zimbabwe Lesotho...
to the rise of Afro-house and opened doors for the new genre known as amapiano. Oskido is the co-founder of Kalawa Jazmee Records (formerly Kalawa Records)...
for Amapiano album of the year at the South African Amapiano Awards. In October 2021, he released the album The Landlord. The album features amapiano musicians...