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Lady Du new track features vocals recorded in a Durban studio but the log drum was produced in Jo burg — that is exactly how amapiano brings SA together.

Just heard Kabza De Small dropped a surprise EP last night and the internet has not recovered. Three tracks in and already on repeat. This is why he is the King of Amapiano.

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.

Saturday morning amapiano is its own category. Not the night energy — something slower, warmer, like the music is still processing the week with you.

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.

AMA Fest London is back in July 2026 at Tobacco Dock and the lineup announcement broke the internet in three different countries simultaneously.

Produced my first beat where the piano chords made me emotional while I was making it. That is the target. That is what the genre is supposed to do.

First time my parents heard amapiano they said it sounded like noise. This weekend my dad asked me to add it to his morning playlist. Time is the best teacher.

Amapiano is not a genre anymore — it is a full cultural movement. Fashion, language, lifestyle, community. SA gave the world something truly special.

Amapiano is not a genre anymore — it is a full cultural movement. Fashion, language, lifestyle, community. SA gave the world something truly special.

Spent the whole weekend in the studio working on layering log drum patterns. The way timing changes the entire feel of a beat is still blowing my mind.

The way a good log drum drop makes a room full of strangers connect is something no other music can replicate. Pure community energy every time.

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.

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.

The way a good log drum drop makes a room full of strangers connect is something no other music can replicate. Pure community energy every time.

Nairobi Piano Festival dates confirmed for August — East Africa is fully embracing the sound and local DJs are blending it beautifully with Gengetone.

Dubai is having a full amapiano cultural moment right now. South African expats bringing the sound to every corner of UAE entertainment.

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.

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

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