Amapiano
South Africa's log-drum house
I - amapiano iwuhlobo lomdanso lwaseNingizimu Afrika olwakhiwe ema - basslines ajulile, izintambo zopiyano ze - jazzy nezigubhu ze - log. Yavela emalokishini aseGauteng ngo-2010 futhi kusukela manje iye yaba omunye wemisindo ethunyelwa kakhulu e-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.
Abadwebi abaziwayo
Umkhiqizi uchazwa kabanzi njengento eyinhloko ekukhuphukeni kwe-Amapiano.
Umkhiqizi waseNingizimu Afrika owasiza ekuthwaleni i - Amapiano kwelinye izwe.
Lapho ihlala khona
Lapho lemidwebo ivela khona
130 Amapiano Abadwebi bangabangu - TimTim.Live, futhi 129 idolobha lazo linedolobha lomphakathi. Yilapha lapho zivela khona.
Amazwe
- i-Ningizimu Afrika59
- i-Nigeria28
- IGhana6
- I - United Kingdom5
- DRKCongo3
- IFrance3
- i-Kenya2
- i-Rwanda2
- United States2
- EZimbabwe2
- Angola1
- IBotswana1
Amadolobha Nezindawo
- Johannesburg, i-Ningizimu Afrika6
- Rivers State, i-Nigeria6
- Limpopo, i-Ningizimu Afrika4
- Pretoria, i-Ningizimu Afrika4
- Soweto, i-Ningizimu Afrika4
- Durban, i-Ningizimu Afrika3
- ILagos, i-Nigeria3
- Abuja, i-Nigeria2
- Accra, IGhana2
- Enugu State, i-Nigeria2
- Kaduna, i-Nigeria2
- London, I - United Kingdom2
Ezinye zabadwebi
- Buddy DMLIGhana
- I - DJ MaphoraSoshanguve
- De CatamonEnugu State
- Dj owamPort Saint John’s
- Evannah VChicago
- Jason DeruloMiami
- Labzi-Ningizimu Afrika
- MsakiEast London
- R2BeesIGhana
- Sai Hlei-Ningizimu Afrika
- Samthing SowetoSoweto
- Sun-El MusicianKwaZulu-Natal
- TxCGqeberha
- TylaJohannesburg
- Yann TiersenBrest
- Yemi Aladei-Nigeria
- CollektaAccra
- Cornelius SAi-Ningizimu Afrika
- DJ K.OIGhana
- Donae’oI - United Kingdom
- IkonikaLondon
- Isaac Prinsly ObinnaIbadan
- MakhadziLimpopo
- ZadomiOgun State
Imibuzo Nezimpendulo
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.