Amapiano
South Africa's log-drum house
Amapiano ass e Südafrikanesch Dancegenre, déi op de Deep Basslineen, d'Jazzy Piano Akkords an déi Rallende Log Drum béimsat gouf. Et ass aus den 2010er Stadschaften vu Gauteng wuelt gin an huet sech e Kéier een vu Afrika am meeschten exportéiertengem Toun.
Origin & history
Amapiano emerged in Gauteng province — Johannesburg, Pretoria and the surrounding townships — in the early 2010s, drawing on kwaito, deep house and jazz.
It spread first through taxi ranks, WhatsApp and SoundCloud rather than radio, and the log-drum bass that defines it became recognisable far beyond South Africa within a decade.
Zeechesaatz
Producer méi grouss ass als eng mëttel Zuel am Amapiano seng Opstiegen.
Südafrikanësche Produzent si Kollabortiounen hëlleft Amapiano iwwa eriwwer.
Wo leet dat wäit
Wo dat Kënschtler kommt vun
130 Amapiano Kënschtler si op TimTim.Live, an 129 en jiddereen in der neiste Stadt hun. Hei as di komm.
Lander
- Südafrika59
- QFontDatabase28
- GhanaName6
- Vereinigte Königreich5
- DR KongoName3
- Frankreich3
- KenyaName2
- Rwanda2
- United States2
- QFontDatabase2
- Angola1
- BotswanaName1
Schäiten an Plaatsung
- Johannesburg, Südafrika6
- Rivers State, QFontDatabase6
- Limpopo, Südafrika4
- Pretoria, Südafrika4
- Soweto, Südafrika4
- Durban, Südafrika3
- LagosName, QFontDatabase3
- AbujaName, QFontDatabase2
- Accra, GhanaName2
- Enugu State, QFontDatabase2
- Kaduna, QFontDatabase2
- London, Vereinigte Königreich2
Puer vun den Kënschtler
- Buddy DMLGhanaName
- DJ MaphorisaSoshanguve
- De CatamonEnugu State
- Dj owamPort Saint John’s
- Evannah VChicago
- Jason DeruloMiami
- LabzSüdafrika
- MsakiEast London
- R2BeesGhanaName
- Sai HleSüdafrika
- Samthing SowetoSoweto
- Sun-El MusicianKwaZulu-Natal
- TxCGqeberha
- TylaJohannesburg
- Yann TiersenBrest
- Yemi AladeQFontDatabase
- CollektaAccra
- Cornelius SASüdafrika
- DJ K.OGhanaName
- Donae’oVereinigte Königreich
- IkonikaLondon
- Isaac Prinsly ObinnaIbadan
- MakhadziLimpopo
- ZadomiOgun State
Froen & Antwoorden
What is Amapiano?+
Amapiano is a South African dance genre built on deep bass, jazzy piano chords and the log drum — a percussive bass sound that gives the style its signature roll.
Where did Amapiano start?+
In the townships of Gauteng province, South Africa — around Johannesburg and Pretoria — in the early 2010s.
What does amapiano mean?+
It means “the pianos” in isiZulu, after the piano chords at the centre of the sound.