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Amapiano 2020 Playlist

 

Amapiano if a feeling, a mood, a sound but most importantly to its fans, creators, DJs and audiences alike, it’s a sound that is powerful enough to unite and empower people. If you’re new to the sound then here at UM we’ve been enjoying it’s sounds for a while now and exploring the key artists and producers that the movement has to offer. So we thought we’d share it with you too! Whilst as a genre it’s fairly under exposed around the world, in its native South Africa it’s a major force with releases topping big retail charts like Apple Music and the like. Streaming across platforms like Spotify and YouTube continue to increase at incredible rates, as do those channels across the country where mobile data rates are expensive and streaming/sharing very commonplace - sadly to the detriment of producers and labels through revenue to develop future audiences.

 

Elsewhere on the blog you’ll find plenty of Amapiano content to enjoy, whether via the Amapiano DJ Directory, or our other articles on What is Amapiano? And Who are the best Amapiano DJ’s? Not to mention my own Amapiano 2020 DJ Mix - you’ll find that in the Other Mixes section and on the untitledmusic YouTube channel.

 

The Amapiano Playlist below and on Spotify contains some of the best producers I’ve been listening to and hand picked tracks by me that will give you a flavour of the sound. And as you’d expect the genre boasts some incredible talent such as Kabza DeSmall, MFR Soul, Bantu Elements, VigroDeep, Lowkeys, Leehleza, De Mthuda and DJ Papers, Jazzi Disciples and Tino Touch, Semi Tee, Kelvin Momo and others - and as is the way with quality Amapiano tracks a host a stunning vocalists in support too.

 

Amapiano’s South African style of electronic dance music first appeared in 2016 and grew underground around the townships, playing in pubs and bars around the Gauteng districts. The typical Amapiano sounds feature the use of smooth jazz elements and piano melodies and hints of the Kwaito basslines most South African music fans will be familiar with - percussive heavy, and layered with vocal snippets that create a mesmerising mood.

 

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Duotone image of people dancing in the dark to music
Duotone image of people dancing in the dark to music
Duotone image of people dancing in the dark to music
Duotone image of people dancing in the dark to music

Amapiano 2020 Playlist

 

Amapiano if a feeling, a mood, a sound but most importantly to its fans, creators, DJs and audiences alike, it’s a sound that is powerful enough to unite and empower people. If you’re new to the sound then here at UM we’ve been enjoying it’s sounds for a while now and exploring the key artists and producers that the movement has to offer. So we thought we’d share it with you too! Whilst as a genre it’s fairly under exposed around the world, in its native South Africa it’s a major force with releases topping big retail charts like Apple Music and the like. Streaming across platforms like Spotify and YouTube continue to increase at incredible rates, as do those channels across the country where mobile data rates are expensive and streaming/sharing very commonplace - sadly to the detriment of producers and labels through revenue to develop future audiences.

 

Elsewhere on the blog you’ll find plenty of Amapiano content to enjoy, whether via the Amapiano DJ Directory, or our other articles on What is Amapiano? And Who are the best Amapiano DJ’s? Not to mention my own Amapiano 2020 DJ Mix - you’ll find that in the Other Mixes section and on the untitledmusic YouTube channel.

 

The Amapiano Playlist below and on Spotify contains some of the best producers I’ve been listening to and hand picked tracks by me that will give you a flavour of the sound. And as you’d expect the genre boasts some incredible talent such as Kabza DeSmall, MFR Soul, Bantu Elements, VigroDeep, Lowkeys, Leehleza, De Mthuda and DJ Papers, Jazzi Disciples and Tino Touch, Semi Tee, Kelvin Momo and others - and as is the way with quality Amapiano tracks a host a stunning vocalists in support too.

 

Amapiano’s South African style of electronic dance music first appeared in 2016 and grew underground around the townships, playing in pubs and bars around the Gauteng districts. The typical Amapiano sounds feature the use of smooth jazz elements and piano melodies and hints of the Kwaito basslines most South African music fans will be familiar with - percussive heavy, and layered with vocal snippets that create a mesmerising mood.

 

Duotone image of people dancing in the dark to music
Duotone image of people dancing in the dark to music