South Africa is one of the biggest dance music nations, and now it seems like the whole world is dancing along to its amapiano (piano/yanos) beats, a genre that blends its kwaito roots with house, jazz and its signature log drum.

Afropop Worldwide first explored amapiano’s origins and growing popularity in October 2020, since then, the genre has seen explosive growth outside of South Africa. A combination of factors, such as: a fresh unique sound, social media, the African diaspora, hard work, and a bit of luck at the right time, has put Amapiano on the global stage. 

Amapiano is proving to be a genre that has both depth and breadth, but is it here to stay? We tackle this question, and explore how this homegrown sound is winning over the hearts of audiences across the world. We also speak to two of its rising stars: Teno Afrika and Luxury SA.

That’s all in this episode, Amapiano to the World. Produced by DJ Kix. 

APWW #867

Amapiano To The World

1. Alexis Cabrera – The Next Tomorrow (Savor Music, SAVOR024)
www.deejay.de/__1030275 @alexiscabrera @savor-music

2. Chicago Transit Authority – Emotive (Repeat, REPEAT20)
www.deejay.de/__1023228 @grant-dell

3. Floog – Deviate (Positive Not Happy, PNH05)
www.deejay.de/__1041901 @floog-music @positivenothappy

4. S.O.N. – Vanessa (Sublee Remix) (Koi Series, KOI008)
www.deejay.de/__1041320 @s-o-n-8 @subleee @re-face-records

5. Mariche – Haunted House (YOI, YOIONWAX009)
www.deejay.de/__1042991 @xx-mariche-xx @yoirecords

6. Unknown Collective – Sprinter (Unknown Milano, UNK20)
www.deejay.de/__1033031 @unknownmilano

7. Yu – Magikant Interdimention (Planet Tapes, P.T.005)
www.deejay.de/__1043524 @yuri-ruggieri @planet_tapes

8. Sound Of The Suburbs – I Wont Stop (MORPHEUS, MORPHEUS01A)
www.deejay.de/__1036743
      
9. Santi – Donde Esta Mi Parka (Nu Zau Remix) (Sounds Of Sirius, SOSNZ008)
www.deejay.de/__1043533 @nu-zau @soundsofsiriusmusic

10. Artur Nikolaev – El Destino (Third Stream, TS006)
www.deejay.de/__1033033 @arturnikolaev @acme-music-es

11. Zenk – The Last Dawn (Otomoji, OTO009)
www.deejay.de/__1043495 @zenk_microorbitrecords @user-23389694

12. Mihai Pol – Addicted (Storytellers, STORY002)
www.deejay.de/__1042961 @mihai-pol @storytellers-records

13. Victor.B – Yoshimitsu (Genie In A Bottle Records, GIABR006)
www.deejay.de/__1043515 @v1ctor_b @giabr333

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Afropop Worldwide is an internationally syndicated weekly radio series, online guide to African and world music, and an international music archive, that has introduced American listeners to the music cultures of Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean since 1988. Our radio program is hosted by Georges Collinet from Cameroon, the radio series is distributed by Public Radio International to 110 stations in the U.S., via XM satellite radio, in Africa via and Europe via Radio Multikulti. 

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