As African music continues to gain international traction, digital platforms focused on regional genres are attracting ...

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 ...

Kabza calls this “the song to get the people up and dancing.” It’s immediately arresting, with light drums that give way to delicate piano and sweet, comforting singing that becomes more urgent and ...

Amapiano is a mix of deep house, kwaito, jazz and lounge music. Afrobeats, on the other hand, is an umbrella term used to describe West African music to outsiders. READ MORE South Africa: Lojay and ...

Tyla talks about performing an Amapiano song at the BBMAs and incorporating South African dance moves into her performances, and how she felt seeing her songs chart on Billboard for the first time at ...

Amapiano has taken over the world, but despite its success, some of the genre's most influential creators are not getting the rewards they deserve. In the final instalment of our three-part series ...

Wednesday, 14th September 2022 was a chaotic one for the music end of Nigerian Twitter as Nigerian artists, fans, and stakeholders disagree over the first artist to jump on the Amapiano sound. How it ...

According to Spotify, Davido's 'Champion Sound' featuring Focalistic is the most streamed Amapiano song in Nigeria over the past 10 years Amapiano's international success is reflected in Nigeria, ...

Ghanaian musician Chief One has made a bold claim about his influence on the Amapiano genre in Ghana. "I'm the first artiste that dropped amapiano in Ghana. I start no be today o boss, I start like ...

Nigerian rapper and singer, Shallipopi, has revealed why he switched from rap music to singing. Featuring in a recent episode ...

A Congolese man's TikTok dance sparks debate as he claims South Africa's amapiano song "Mopepe" belongs to Congo, winning the ...