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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".
In 2021, the British house music record label, Defected Records launched an afro house label, Sondela, the first released song "Ezizweni" was by South Africans DJ Tira, Hyenah and jazz singer, Luke Ntombela. [35] Afro-house, DJ and producer FKA Mash paid homage to kwaito, mbaqanga, marabi and kwela in his "Love Songs From Soweto", album. [94]
He has also performed and headlined in festivals such as the House Musiq Festival in Swaziland [9] and the Wololo Music Festival in Witbank. [ 10 ] In October 2020, he released his second studio album titled, For The Groovists , which was nominated for the 27th South African Music Awards for Dance album [ 11 ] and featured amapiano producer ...
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Deep house is a subgenre of house music [1] [3] [4] that originated in the 1980s, initially fusing elements of Chicago house with the lush chords of 1980s jazz-funk and touches of soul music. Its origins are attributed to the early recordings of Larry Heard (aka Mr. Fingers), including his influential track " Can You Feel It ".
Amapiano is a sophisticated hybrid of deep house, jazz and lounge music characterized by synths, airy pads, wide (log drum) basslines, and deep low pitched kicks. Ambient house Ambient house is a subgenre of house music that first emerged in the late 1980s, combining elements of acid house and ambient music.
In March 2020, she released a single "Ngihamba Nawe" fused with the classic Afro-House/neo-soul featuring vocals from Sino Msolo. [14] [15] [16] In October 2020, Simmy headlined to Rose Fest. [17] On November 9, 2020, her second studio album Tugela Fairy (Made of Stars) was released, which debuted number 3 on Apple Music Charts.
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