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Amapiano

South Africa's log-drum house

Amapiano ke mokete oa tantši oa Afrika Boroa o hahiloeng holim'a li - carsline tse tebileng, li - piano tse nang le morethetho o monate le meropa ea ho ngola. E ile ea hōla har'a matlo a maholo a Gateng ka 2010 ' me ho tloha ka nako eo e se e le e ' ngoe ea melumo e meholo ka ho fetisisa Afrika.

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.

Bataki ba mesebetsi e entsoeng ka bokhabane

Kabza De Little

HO TLOHA ha Amapiano ho ile ha hlalosoa hohle e le motho ea ka sehloohong.

DJ Maphorisa

Batšoasi ba Afrika Boroa bao basebetsi - ' moho le bona ba ileng ba thusa ho tsamaisa Amapiano naheng esele.

Moo e lulang teng

Moo baetsi bana ba litšoantšo ba tsoang teng

138 Amapiano artists are on TimTim.Live, and 131 ea bona e na le motse oa sechaba. Mona ke moo ba tsoang teng.

Linaha

Metse e meholo le libaka

Tse ling tsa baetsi ba litšoantšo

Lipotso & Likarabo

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.

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