Beatport has added amapiano to its official genre tags.
Previously found under the "Afro House", "Deep House" and "Dance/Electro Pop" tags, the South African house...
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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
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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?
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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
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Taken from the album, 'A Map of the Hills I Chose To Die On'
Jumping Back Slash has a new single on Swak Catalog, taken from the album 'A Map of the Hills I Chose to Die On': eight...
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The artist's first release for the label since 2017 features vocoliast Ruth Brown and Marcus Damon
Cooly G has announced her return to Hyperdub with the 'Save Me' EP. You can hear the lead track, 'We Can Find Love Too', below. ...
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'Lucifer' is the first single to be unveiled from forthcoming album 'Meeting With The King'
DJ Lag has shared an amapiano remix of his track with Lady Du, 'Lucifer'.
The original was first unveiled last month, alongside news of the...
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Joining the dots between sounds from the UK, Ghana, South America and beyond, Mina makes tracks driven by a spirit of collaboration, demonstrated in her...
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He's also shared lead single 'Lucifer'
DJ Lag has shared details of his debut album, 'Meeting With The King'.
Due out in November, the 15-track album sees the producer team up...
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Durban’s DJ Lag is a pioneer of the world-conquering South African dance music genre, gqom. He’s toured the world and worked with superstars, but he’s...
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In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp collections...
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Mpura and Killer Kau died earlier this month in a car accident
Amapiano artist Mr JazzIQ has shared a video for his new single, 'Woza'.
The clip, which you can watch below, is dedicated to the late...
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NTS Radio, Shannen SP and Joe Cotch compile essential tracks that capture the unique and unifying sound of amapiano, South Africa’s world-conquering dance music style
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The two stars of South Africa's music scene were en route to perform at a concert
Amapiano artists Mpura and Killer Kau have died after being involved in a car accident while travelling en route to a concert in Rustenburg, South...
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Artist Lebo, Maniac017 and Mixrmoe are also down to play
Manchester's Pie Radio, one of the UK's leading youth-led stations which pulls an audience of more than 400,000, has announced a new Kings of Amapiano...
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Kamo Mphela, Mr JazziQ and Vigro Deep also feature, with two tunes from DBN Gogo
NTS has announced a new amapiano compilation, showcasing new music from the prominent South African subcultural scene. 'Amapiano Now' will land on 23rd July.
The...