Two South African schoolboys’ viral TikTok 'Magumba' dance in uniform sparks joy and unity as Mzansi celebrates their ...

A distinct sound is currently vibing on social feeds around the world: the deep house, log-drum driven basslines and soulful piano melodies of “Amapiano.” While Amapiano dance challenges are currently ...

JOHANNESBURG, July 29 (Reuters) - South African musical export Amapiano has crossed borders and cultural barriers, reaching as far as Japan. To top female artists Kamo Mphela and DBN Gogo, who helped ...

The much-anticipated Amapiano Dance Championship is set to take place in Johannesburg later this month. Building on the success of the Cape Town event, the Amapiano Dance Championship is now gearing ...

Multi-award-winning DJ, producer and cultural force DBN Gogo has officially cemented her legacy with the release of her ...

Sanya Osha receives funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. However, he writes this article in his personal capacity and his views do not represent the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation or the ...

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town Amapiano is a soulful mix of grooves, sonic textures and moods that can be by turns hectic, smooth, melodic or ...

Described as one of the hottest music genres around today, Amapiano is taking over the world. To find out more, BBC 1Xtra travelled to its spiritual home, South Africa, to explore the genre's past, ...

Older genres classed in the World Music category and headlined by Angélique Kidjo continue to inspire newer genres, Afrobeats and Amapiano. Here are 25 standout tunes of 2023. 1. Tyler ICU & Tumelo.za ...

Juls is describing Amapiano, yet another new musical movement to come from South Africa’s Gauteng province after Kwaito, Gqom, isiGhubu and diBarcardi. At the start of March, the Ghanaian-born, ...