Music / Styles A–Z / Electronic and new · 35 of 35
Amapiano
Amapiano is a South African genre whose beginnings are placed in the mid-2010s, a hybrid of kwaito, deep house, gqom, jazz, soul and lounge: piano melodies over a log-drum bass.
- Where and when
- South Africa (Gauteng, disputed), mid-2010s
- Tempo
- Not stated in our sources
- Played on
- Piano, log drum bass, synths, percussion
- Lesson
- Electronic and new →
What it is
Amapiano is a South African genre that became popular in the early 2020s, a hybrid of kwaito, deep house, gqom, jazz, soul and lounge. Its beginnings are placed in the mid-2010s, though where in Gauteng is disputed.
For the producer. Piano melodies over the log drum: an electronic version of the West African log drum, used as a wide, percussive bass line. Live guitar, saxophone, violin and trumpet often join the programmed parts.
The records that made it
From the lesson Electronic and new, where the sources are listed · links open a search
- Trust FundMellow & Sleazy, with Kabza De Small, Mpura, Focalistic and DJ Maphorisa · Marked the New Age Bacardi blend around 2021.
- 2021OverdueKooldrink, DJ Lag and Tyla · Showed popiano.
Amapiano in this month’s records
New releases the press we read wrote about, tagged amapiano on MusicBrainz · updated with every build
No new record in the press we read is tagged amapiano this month. The list fills as records come out.