A new Afrobeats and amapiano documentary is available to watch now via Afro Nation festival. Afro Nation: A Movement features talking heads such as Burna...
Amapiano
The short film explores the mainstream rise of Afrobeats and the formation of the Afrobeats Charts
DJ Maphorisa and Major League Djz led the drive to recognise the work of the genre figurehead
Major League Djz are taking the sound of amapiano into spaces that others cannot reach. The South African twins may not have been the first to start pioneering the genre, but they have picked up the mantle and run with it. DJ Mag’s Ria Hylton meets them at their temporary base in West London to talk about their history and effectively becoming amapiano’s global ambassadors
A soothing amapiano single officially introduces the London-based duo
Introducing the MCs, DJs and producers set to make an impact on the global rap scene in 2023. From voices that can move between dancehall and drill, and those challenging industry shortcomings, to a DJ mixing hip-hop and R&B with amapiano, and producers pushing localised hip-hop sounds into the future, these are the artists daring to be different and set to make the global rap scene theirs this year
It’s the first in a series of singles from the South African artist for the label
DJ Sumbody's production company, Sumsounds Music, have confirmed he was killed in the early hours of Sunday morning
Get acquainted with Charisse C, the Southern Africa-born, UK-raised DJ embracing amapiano's unifying power
Comments made by the country's Tourism acting CEO, Themba Khumalo
The 25-minute show is available for streaming via BBC iPlayer
DJ Stainless & DJ Elede, DJ YK, DJ West & Fela 2, DJ OP Dot all feature
"A club-ready track that highlights how South African music has been a significant source of inspiration for me"
Beatport has been overhauling its genre tags recently, adding Grime, Mainstage, Jackin' House and Dubstep as categories in 2021
LR Groove and Razzlerman merge the sounds of UK funky, amapiano and Afro-house across four cuts of "high-impact drum science"
DJ Lag’s thrilling debut album is a testament to gqom’s versatility, and its ability to cross-pollinate with the sounds of amapiano and deep house
Amapiano hitmaker Lady Du also features on the long-awaited full-length
Amapiano has become a world-conquering genre since emerging in South Africa over a decade ago, with the sound mutating in recent years to solidify its place as an embedded dance music culture. Here, Shiba Melissa Mazaza asks: who are the South African artists carrying the torch for amapiano right now?
Events are scheduled to take place in London, Manchester and Birmingham
In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Nigeria’s DJ Neptune spotlights his recent favourite Afrobeats, Afropop and amapiano tracks