Amapiano , South Africa's new dominant electronic music movement, oozes through mobile and car speakers, sound rigs and shopping mall PA systems throughout the country. Amapiano borrows from the music that's been popular in South African townships for decades: kwaito, jazz and house are just some of its raw ingredients. Started in Pretoria, SA's administrative capital, the rising genre is a sophisticated hybrid of deep house, jazz and lounge music characterized by synths, airy pads and wide basslines. What each producer does with these is as much evolution as it is chemistry.
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Much like gqom that came before it, amapiano is a South African style of music born from kwaito , which itself has its roots in Afro-pop and the traditional Zulu musical heritage. Amapiano emerged from the townships of South Africa, particularly Pretoria, a small city just outside Johannesburg. The groove of deep house meets the South African sound of kwaito with the addition of jazz piano and percussion often inspired by Bacardi house.
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Without a fraction of a doubt, was the year of AmaPiano. The house sub-genre reached its peak this year after it was first introduced to the mainstream in AmaPiano is exactly what it means; it is a piano sound that is a fusion of kwaito, jazz and house. The sound was initially raw, in its lyrics, production and sound. The criteria of this list are based on the popularity of the song, YouTube views and the catchy lyrics that make the song memorable. So grab your camp-chair, open the cooler box and feast on the top 10 AmaPiano songs of the year as we dance our way into the festive season. The song, which was released in May perhaps is the reason why it comes in at number
Amapiano is a style of house music that emerged in South Africa in Amapiano is a sophisticated hybrid of deep house , jazz and lounge music characterized by synths, airy pads and wide basslines. Although the genre gained popularity in Gauteng , there's a lot of ambiguity concerning its origins. It originates with various accounts of the musical styles in the Johannesburg townships - Soweto , Alexandra , Vosloorus and Katlehong.
