Davido has gone back to work after the death of his young son.
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The album doesn’t live up to the hype - but features some decent collaborations.
Rising amapiano star DBN Gogo performs in Dakar, Senegal.
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The annual South African Amapiano Awards will be held on 2 April, a tribute to the growing stature of the dance music genre.
Rapper AKA.
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Mass Country was intended to be AKA’s masterpiece, but he needed certified hit makers to get it there.
Asake live in Atlanta in the US in 2022.
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The album Mr. Money With The Vibe, with its amapiano influences, is just 30 minutes long but it speaks volumes about Asake’s talents.
Kamo Mphela performs at the First Annual South African Amapiano Music Awards in 2021.
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The beats are fresh but the performances are second rate and lacking star quality.
South African producer and DJ Black Coffee plays in New York in 2018.
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Despite controversy at home and a decade late, the Grammy win proves how much the world loves South Africa’s biggest house music star.