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Amapiano
- Genre family
- African Popular Music
- Starting recordings
- 3
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Amapiano
Amapiano is a branch of the African Popular Music family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Amapiano is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Ikonika and Komo.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreAmapiano
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
3 recordingsStart with these recordings
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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