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The song peaked number one on South Africa Afro Pop Music charts. [5] "Esiphambanweni" featuring Hlengiwe Mhlaba was released on 11 September 2021, as the third single, [6] peaked number one on South Africa Gospel charts. [7]
Kabelo Petrus Motha (born 27 November 1992) is a South African DJ and record producer, popularly known as Kabza de Small. He is a major figure in the amapiano genre of house music . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Aside from his solo career, Motha is a member of the Scorpion Kings.
A popular element of the genre is the use of the log drum (an electronic version of the West African originating log drum), [18] [19] a wide percussive bassline, which was popularized in amapiano music by several producers such as MDU aka TRP. According to one of the amapiano pioneers, Kabza De Small, he asserts that: "I don't know what happened.
In its inaugural year, the African music performance category for the 66th Grammy Awards is stacked with some of the continent’s biggest stars of the moment: Asake and Olamide (for “Amapiano ...
It also won for a similar category at the 16th Metro FM Music Awards, and received four nominees: Best Afro Pop Album for Isina Muva, Best Male and Best New Artist. [20] Also in 2017, Sjava recorded the theme song for the Mzansi Magic drama telenovela Isithembiso, which premiered on 3 April 2017. [21]
In October 2021, he released his debut album, Notumato which features South African musicians DJ Maphorisa, Blxckie, Sizwe Alakaine, and Kabza De Small. [4] The album debuted number 1 and certified Platinum by Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA). [5] His single "Adiwele" reached number 1 across SA radio with a total 23.4 million ...
African popular music (also styled Afropop, Afro-pop, Afro pop or African pop), [1] can be defined as any African music, regardless of genre, that uses Western pop musical instruments, such as the guitar, piano, trumpet, etc. [2] Afropop is a genre of music that combines elements from both African traditional music with Western pop music ...
"Water" is a song by South African singer Tyla from her debut studio album, Tyla (2024). It was released on 28 July 2023 by Fax and Epic Records as the album's lead single. An amapiano song with elements of pop, R&B and Afrobeats, it sees Tyla expressing a desire for a passionate, intimate tryst.