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Ke Star (Rigpa)
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Woza
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Sponono
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Live Appearances
DJ Events & Appearances
Upcoming shows across the globe — get your tickets early
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Sep
Piano Parisien
Pierre Du Piano
La Bellevilloise, Paris
France
20:00
EUR 15
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Sep
Piano Desert Nights
DJ Rania Beats
White Dubai, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
22:00
AED 100
19
Sep
Brooklyn Piano Night
Nomsa Sounds
Analog Brooklyn, New York
United States
21:00
USD 20
26
Sep
Zimbabwe Piano Festival
Chido Groove
Harare International Conference Centre, Harare
Zimbabwe
18:00
USD 10
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Watch new Major League DJz, Focalistic amapiano video - musicinafrica.net
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Watch new Major League DJz, Focalistic amapiano video - Music In Africa
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‘South Africans gave Nigerians green light to use Amapiano’ — DJ Maphorisa - Daily Post Nigeria
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Chlöe Bailey shows off her range with amapiano DJ Skyla Tylaa and Kenyan vocalist Sofiya Nzau on “Makuhia” - revolt.tv
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SlikourOnLife · Aug 28, 2026
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Chlöe Bailey shows off her range with amapiano DJ Skyla Tylaa and Kenyan vocalist Sofiya Nzau on “Makuhia” - Yahoo
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Chlöe Bailey shows off her range with amapiano DJ Skyla Tylaa and Kenyan vocalist Sofiya Nzau on “Makuhia” - Rap-Up
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Beat Studio — Make Your Own Amapiano Beats
Open Studio
Build your own amapiano beat — right here in your browser. No downloads, no plugins, no login needed. Pick a scale, layer drums, add piano chops and bass, dial in swing and reverb — then export to MIDI or WAV.
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Piano Chops
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Beat Studio — New User Guide
Make Your First Beat in 5 Minutes
Beat Studio is a free in-browser music maker. No downloads, no account needed to start — just hit Play and go.
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What is Beat Studio?
Beat Studio is a 16-step sequencer — a music tool that loops a short pattern of beats over and over. It has three instruments built in:
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Drums
Kick, snare, hi-hat, log drum, rimshot, clap
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Piano
Melodic notes — the signature amapiano log piano sound
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Bass
Deep sub-bass — the amapiano groove foundation
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Transport Bar — Start Here
▶ PLAY
Press to start the beat loop. Press again to stop. The green bar at the top shows which step is currently playing.
BPM
Beats per minute — controls the speed. Amapiano lives at 100–116 BPM. Drag the slider left to slow down, right to speed up.
VOL
Master volume slider. Turn it up before you export or share.
🎤 MIC
Records your microphone mixed with the beat. Browser will ask for mic permission — allow it. Recording stops when you click Mic again, then the mixed file downloads automatically as a .webm audio file.
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Building Your Pattern — The Grids
Each row is one instrument. Each row has 16 buttons — one for each step in the loop. Click a button to turn that step ON (lit up). Click again to turn it OFF.
🥁 Drum Grid — Quick Start Pattern
Try this classic amapiano pattern:
Kick : ■ · · · ■ · · · ■ · · · ■ · · ·
Snare : · · · · ■ · · · · · · · ■ · · ·
Hi-Hat : ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ ·
Log : · · · · · · · ■ · · · · · · · ■
■ = ON · = OFF
Snare : · · · · ■ · · · · · · · ■ · · ·
Hi-Hat : ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ · ■ ·
Log : · · · · · · · ■ · · · · · · · ■
🎹 Piano Grid — Melody
Each row is a note in the selected scale. Top rows = higher notes, bottom = lower. Light up a few steps across different rows to create a melody. The Scale Switcher above the piano grid lets you change the key and mood (Major, Minor, Dorian, Phrygian, etc.)
🎸 Bass Grid — Groove
Works the same as the piano grid but plays deep sub-bass tones. A simple bass line of 2–4 active steps gives that signature amapiano thump. Start with step 1 and step 9 on the root note row.
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Scale Switcher — Pick Your Vibe
The Scale Switcher sits above the piano section. Choose a root note (C, D, E … B) and a scale type to change the mood of all piano and bass notes at once.
Major
Bright, uplifting, happy
Bright, uplifting, happy
Minor
Deep, emotional, soulful
Deep, emotional, soulful
Dorian
Smooth, jazzy — classic amapiano
Smooth, jazzy — classic amapiano
Phrygian
Intense, dark, dramatic
Intense, dark, dramatic
Pentatonic
5-note — always sounds good
5-note — always sounds good
Blues
Gritty, expressive, raw
Gritty, expressive, raw
💡 Tip: Start with C Dorian — it's the most common amapiano key and everything you play will sound musical instantly.
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Save, Export & Share
💾 SAVE
Login required. Saves your beat pattern to your profile. You can choose to keep it private or publish it to the Beat Gallery so the community can hear and like it.
🎵 WAV
Renders your full pattern as a high-quality .wav audio file and downloads it instantly. Use it in any DAW (FL Studio, Ableton, GarageBand).
🎼 MIDI
Exports your piano and bass notes as a standard .mid MIDI file. Import into any DAW to use your melody with professional instruments.
🔗 SHARE
Encodes your entire beat pattern into a URL. Copy and send the link to anyone — they open it and hear your exact pattern, no account needed.
Quick Tips for Beginners
🎯 Start with drums only — get a pattern you like, then add piano, then bass.
🔁 Less is more — amapiano beats have space and groove. Don't fill every step.
🎚️ BPM sweet spot — try 108 BPM for that slow, hypnotic amapiano feel.
🎹 Piano tip — activate steps 1, 3, 7 and 11 on the same note row for an instant amapiano piano roll.
🔊 Presets — click the preset buttons (Groove / Deep / Log / Bounce) to load a ready-made pattern and remix it.
📲 Works on mobile — Beat Studio is fully touch-friendly. Make beats on your phone anywhere.
