Overnight, Tyla became the world’s most beloved pop star. With her Grammy award-winning breakout single “Water” being the first song by a South African soloist to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 in 55 ...
JOHANNESBURG, July 29 (Reuters) - South African musical export Amapiano has crossed borders and cultural barriers, reaching as far as Japan. To top female artists Kamo Mphela and DBN Gogo, who helped ...
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town Amapiano is a soulful mix of grooves, sonic textures and moods that can be by turns hectic, smooth, melodic or ...
A music and dance collective has grown beyond day parties into a full-fledged cultural community — bringing its unfettered ...
A distinct sound is currently vibing on social feeds around the world: the deep house, log-drum driven basslines and soulful piano melodies of “Amapiano.” While Amapiano dance challenges are currently ...
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Gagasi FM’s DJ Sphectacula and DJ Naves Honoured To Receive South African Dance Music Awards
South African DJs Sphectacula and Naves have won the Best Radio DJ award at the 2025 South African Dance Music Awards (SADMA) ...
The South African Afropop artist and Afro house DJ is Billboard's African Rookie of the Month for September. By Heran Mamo Ciza always knew his time to rule would come. His father Thembinkosi “TK” ...
Just around 10 million people speak isiZulu, a language out of South Africa. So how did a song in the little-known dialect become a hit with billions of people around the world? The song in question ...
This week the African Students Association at Arizona State University and the Phoenix Chapter of The Links, Incorporated collaborated to create the "Afro-Grooves: Dance Series," which aims to connect ...
Last year we saw a hint of what was to come. This year, however, we’ve had the genre’s promise come to fruition, blossoming to legitimately rival Afrobeats as the most popular sound in Africa.
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Eric Fuller covers music, live entertainment globally and Hollywood. I learned something new recently: Shazam maintains a list of ...
In much of the world, house music has already had its day — but in South Africa, it is pop music. Here's why this musical genre has remained king. If you travel to South Africa, you will hear house ...
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