Amapiano — South Africa’s next great export?

ianopolot
7 min readJan 4, 2020
Semi Tee, Miano and Kammu Dee on the video for Labantwana Ama Uber. Source: YouTube.

Nothing prepared me for what was to await upon my arrival in South Africa. Nothing. Exposure to Amapiano through the Ubunifu Space was insufficient. Pouncing Cats, Vosho’s and ‘Yebos!’ awaited, and I wasn’t ready.

Amapiano (nicknamed ‘The Yanos’) is a genre of music that gained popularity within townships in Gauteng during the Mid-2010s. It is electronic in nature with aspects of House…

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