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Nairaland / General / Amapiano Origin by Musicphori: 5:57pm On Mar 10, 2023 |
lots of people often argue that the trending music genre called Amapiano originated from Nigeria. today we have decided to make you understand where amapiano originally originated from. AMAPIANO Is a music genre which originally came from South Africa. Amapiano (Zulu or Xhosa for "the pianos"[1]) is a subgenre of house music that emerged in South Africa[2] in the mid-2010s. It is a hybrid of deep house, jazz and lounge music characterized by synths and wide percussive basslines.[3] It is distinguished by high-pitched piano melodies, Kwaito basslines, low tempo 1990s South African house rhythms and percussions from another local subgenre of house known as Tribal house.[4] Origins Although the genre gained popularity in Katlehong, the township east of Johannesburg, there is a lot of ambiguity and debate concerning its origins, with various accounts of the musical styles in the Johannesburg townships – Soweto, Alexandra, Vosloorus and Katlehong. Because of the genre's similarities with Bacardi, some people assert the genre began in Pretoria.[5][6][7] Various accounts as to who formed the popular genre make it impossible to accurately pinpoint its origins.[8] An important element of the genre is the use of the "log drum", a wide percussive bassline, whose creation has been attributed to MDU aka TRP. Amapiano pioneer Kabza De Small READ more here https://musicphori.com/music-download/
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