In 2021, one can’t really talk about South African music Genres, and not talk about the Amapiano genre. The yanos – an affectionate term for the fans and creators behind South Africa’s fastest-growing musical movement – often refer to it as a life.

Amapiano is much more than just a hybrid of deep house, jazz piano and lounge, it is the sound of a new generation of youth in South Africa. Amapiano music has far transcended the provincialism of how it is made and shared. Like any new subculture with a large following online, the music is complex, broad-reaching in scope and open to interpretation, ranging from the smooth and jazzy melodies.

 

 

 
In the meanwhile, two of Amapiano hit makers were spotted in Dubai. Daliwonga Matiwane who is socially and widely known as Daliwonga, on his official Twitter account uploaded a picture of himself standing next to DJ Maphorisa. And Daliwonga indicated on the caption of the picture they are in Dubai.

Amapiano to considerable extent is a style of house music that emerged in South Africa in 2012, had taken over the radio and clubs of South African townships and made stars of artists. Amapiano borrows from the South African genre of Kwaito, while the music itself blends elements of Kwaito with jazz and deep house.