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Afro tech (also Afro-tech or AfroTech) [1] [2] is a sub-genre of house music and afro house which originates and is predominantly made in South Africa. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It emerged in the 2010s. South African DJs and music producers who popularized the genre include Black Coffee , Culoe De Song , Bekzin Terris, Euphonik ( DJ Themba) , Punk ...
Afro house (also spelled as Afro-house or Afrohouse) [1] is a sub-genre of house music mainly developed in South Africa. [2] The genre emerged in the 1990s. This musical style fuses elements of traditional house with African rhythms and sounds, incorporating instruments such as the saxophone, piano and synthesizers, as well as vocals in various African languages.
Amapiano is a subgenre of kwaito and house music from South Africa that became popular in and around the mid-2010s. It is a hybrid of deep house, gqom, jazz, soul and lounge music characterized by synths and wide, percussive basslines. The word "amapiano" derives from the IsiZulu word for "pianos".
Organic house is a mellow and groovy subgenre of house music that emphasizes on acoustic instruments and natural sounds. The genre was made as a way to express a "deeper, more meditative, and occasionally slower shades of house music", [15] often combining elements of Deep House, Melodic House, Electronica, and Afro House.
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The South African Airplay Chart ranks the best-performing singles in South Africa. Its data, published by Entertainment Monitoring Africa , is based collectively on each single's weekly airplay . [ 1 ]
The music of South Africa exhibits a culturally varied musical heritage in conjunction with the multi-ethnic populace.Genres with the greatest international recognition being mbube, isicathamiya, mbaqanga, afrofusion, kwaito, South African pop music, afro house, South African hip hop, Shangaan electro, bacardi house, bolo house, gqom and amapiano.
Traditional Zulu, drummer Zulu musicians, 1900 Gqom is known for its beats which have a minimal, raw and repetitive sound with heavy bass as well as incorporations of techno, Durban kwaito, kwaito, maskandi, afro house, breakbeat, tribal house and broken beat.