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Lagos has adopted amapiano in a way that even SA did not predict. The Nigerian twist on the log drum patterns is creating an entirely new sub-genre.

Paris Piano Nights at La Bellevilloise is now monthly and it sells out within 48 hours every time. France gets it and they get it deeply.

Met someone at a piano night last month. Third date is tonight — another piano night. Some things are just meant to be.

Finally figured out how to get that signature log drum decay right in my productions. Two years of practising and it clicked this weekend — incredible feeling.

The international music press is finally catching up to what we have known for years. Amapiano is not coming — it already arrived and it is staying.

DBN Gogo closing the Ultra SA main stage with 15 minutes of full amapiano was a historic moment. A genre that started in Soweto yards on the biggest stage in SA.

A good amapiano mix is like a conversation — call and response, tension and release, the log drum asking questions the piano chords answer.

The BBC documentary on amapiano finally dropped and they got Kabza, Black Coffee and Oskido together in the same interview. Must watch for every piano fan.

Piano night dress code is not just fashion — it is intentional. When the room is well-dressed and the music is great everything feels elevated together.

Vigro Deep surprise-released a deep set recorded live in Cape Town and it is already at 500K streams in 24 hours. Deep amapiano supremacy confirmed.

Watched a documentary on how Kabza produces in his home studio and the simplicity of his setup compared to the complexity of his sound is inspiring.

Vigro Deep surprise-released a deep set recorded live in Cape Town and it is already at 500K streams in 24 hours. Deep amapiano supremacy confirmed.

Piano Season at Konka is officially running until October and the lineups are honestly insane every single week. Joburg does not miss.

Something about hearing amapiano from a passing car in your neighbourhood makes everything feel like it is going to be okay. Every single time.

Ami Faku collaboration with that London producer is the crossover moment everyone needed. Amapiano soul meeting UK sounds — absolutely beautiful.

Started learning piano specifically to improve my amapiano productions. Six months in and I understand the music on a completely different level now.

Explained amapiano to a friend who only listens to house music. Three songs in they were asking me for a playlist. The genre sells itself completely.

New York first dedicated amapiano venue just opened in Brooklyn and the opening night queue stretched around the block. The world is paying attention.

New York first dedicated amapiano venue just opened in Brooklyn and the opening night queue stretched around the block. The world is paying attention.

Grew up hearing kwaito in my parents house. Watching amapiano take that energy and evolve it into something the whole world wants feels like completing something.