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South African DJs
Vote for the best South African Amapiano DJ. These are the artists who built the genre from the townships of Pretoria and Soweto.
The self-proclaimed King of Amapiano and most-streamed South African artist on Spotify two years running. His album 'I Am the King of Amapiano: Sweet & Dust' was the most popular S…
Scorpion King and architect of some of amapiano's biggest hits. Partially responsible for Drake's record-breaking 'One Dance'. Co-founder of the Scorpion Kings duo with Kabza, rele…
Cape Town DJ who became a global sensation combining acrobatic dancing with seamless mixing. Her track 'Yahyuppiyah' fuses tribal bass-heavy beats with hypnotic soul. One of amapia…
Deep amapiano specialist whose dark, moody tracks build over 6-7 minutes. More experimental than his peers, with a sound closer to deep house legends. His distinctive approach earn…
Creator of the anthem 'Ke Star', bridging hip-hop and amapiano with street-smart lyrics over soulful rhythms. His ability to fuse genres makes him one of the most innovative artist…
Amapiano dance queen and performer who became one of the genre's most electrifying live acts. Known for creating viral dance challenges that spread the music across TikTok and soci…
Known as JDD, this underground king's distinctive spiritual style helped shape modern amapiano's deeper direction. One of the pioneers acknowledged by Busiswa as lighting the path …
One of the original pioneers of amapiano from Pretoria, laying the township groundwork that others would build upon. A pillar of the genre's early development, acknowledged by all …
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