The new age of Nigerian electronic music (Blackout Mixmag)
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The new age of Nigerian electronic music (Blackout Mixmag)

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The new age of Nigerian electronic music (Blackout Mixmag)

By |2025-03-15T16:35:47-05:00March 15th, 2025|Afro House, Afrobeats, Amapiano, Clubs - Nightlife, DJ, electronic music, MixMAg|

  The influence of electronic sonics on Nigeria's mainstream music landscape has ramped up considerably in recent years, evolving its sounds beyond the long-established dominance of Afropop. Blossom Maduafokwa reports on the groundbreaking fusion of sounds ushering in a new era of Nigerian music Nigerian MCs and dancehall specialists skating across Baile funk beats? Asake, Fuji extraordinaire and Street Pop rebel, sampling Louisiana bounce? Young Jonn, resident Afropop [...]

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February Cover Interview: How Lungelihle Zwane became Uncle Waffles (Rolling Stone Africa)
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February Cover Interview: How Lungelihle Zwane became Uncle Waffles (Rolling Stone Africa)

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February Cover Interview: How Lungelihle Zwane became Uncle Waffles (Rolling Stone Africa)

By |2025-02-16T15:19:10-06:00February 16th, 2025|Amapiano, Clubs - Nightlife, DJ, International, Interviews, producer, South Africa|

  The Princess of Amapiano, shares her journey in an exclusive interview for Rolling Stone Africa's February digital cover. Born Lungelihle Zwane on March 30, 2000, in Eswatini, Uncle Waffles grew up surrounded by the infectious sounds of South African house music. Her journey into DJing began in 2020 during the lockdown, a time she [...]

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Artist of the Month: Major League DJz (Beatportal)
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Artist of the Month: Major League DJz (Beatportal)

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Artist of the Month: Major League DJz (Beatportal)

By |2024-12-11T22:11:12-06:00December 11th, 2024|Amapiano, Beatport, Clubs - Nightlife, DJ, International, producer, South Africa|

  Beatport chats with South African trailblazers Major League DJz on the continent’s Afro house renaissance, shifting soundscapes and the “African Dream.”   Over time, Bandile and Banele Mbere have managed to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to pivotal ebbs and flows within the music industry, catching each new wave just in [...]

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Black Coffee Celebrates Successful Charity Concert for South African Children (EDM.com)
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Black Coffee Celebrates Successful Charity Concert for South African Children (EDM.com)

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Black Coffee Celebrates Successful Charity Concert for South African Children (EDM.com)

By |2024-11-29T18:29:35-06:00November 29th, 2024|Amapiano, EDM.com, South Africa|

  The fundraising event also featured a performance from the pioneering Amapiano duo Major League DJz. Black Coffee, South Africa's most illustrious DJ, used his international platform to give back to the youth of his country. Earlier in the month of November, the house music superstar brought together DJs and other local celebrities to St [...]

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Deep House Amsterdam Interview with Zakes Bantwini (Deep House Amsterdam)
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Deep House Amsterdam Interview with Zakes Bantwini (Deep House Amsterdam)

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Deep House Amsterdam Interview with Zakes Bantwini (Deep House Amsterdam)

By |2024-09-22T19:37:19-05:00September 22nd, 2024|Amapiano, Amsterdam, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Interviews, South Africa|

  Deep House Amsterdam Interview with Zakes Bantwini Hi Zakes! Great to have you with us. How are you and how has your year been? Z: I’m doing well, it has been a busy year, I am working on a lot of new projects that I’m super excited about. Let’s jump right in! How did you [...]

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‘AMAPIANO TO IBIZA’ is a new EP merging Amapiano with classic house tracks (Mixmag)
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‘AMAPIANO TO IBIZA’ is a new EP merging Amapiano with classic house tracks (Mixmag)

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‘AMAPIANO TO IBIZA’ is a new EP merging Amapiano with classic house tracks (Mixmag)

By |2024-08-02T17:32:18-05:00August 2nd, 2024|Amapiano, Clubs - Nightlife, DJ, Ibiza, International, MixMAg, Music News, New Release|

  The concept release, a collaboration between Armada Music, Warner Music Africa and Africori, features amapiano reinterpretations of classic Ibiza house tracks A new V/A EP has been announced, 'AMAPIANO TO IBIZA', which sees amapiano reinterpretations of classic Ibiza house tracks. The concept - a collaboration between Armada Music, Warner Music Africa and Africori, a [...]

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AMAPIANO’S SECOND WAVE: UPCOMING PRODUCERS AND THE RISKS OF EXPLOITATION (MIXMAG)
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AMAPIANO’S SECOND WAVE: UPCOMING PRODUCERS AND THE RISKS OF EXPLOITATION (MIXMAG)

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AMAPIANO’S SECOND WAVE: UPCOMING PRODUCERS AND THE RISKS OF EXPLOITATION (MIXMAG)

By |2024-07-18T20:58:51-05:00July 18th, 2024|Afro House, Afrobeats, Amapiano, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, Entertaiment, International, MixMAg, Music News, Report, UK|

  Amapiano has taken over the world, but despite its success, some of the genre's most influential creators are not getting the rewards they deserve. In the final instalment of our three-part series documenting Amapiano's Second Wave, Jake Colvin explores how South Africa's economic conditions and exploitation from established stars are adversely affecting young producers [...]

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Rewiring Nairobi: the new era of electronic music in Kenya’s capital (DJ Mag)
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Rewiring Nairobi: the new era of electronic music in Kenya’s capital (DJ Mag)

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Rewiring Nairobi: the new era of electronic music in Kenya’s capital (DJ Mag)

By |2024-06-19T09:58:15-05:00June 19th, 2024|Afrobeats, Amapiano, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, DJ Mag, electronic music, International, producer, Report|

  East Africa’s first music technology summit, Kilele, brought together artists and industry figures from Kenya and across Africa and Europe for a series of boundary-pushing performances, discussions and collaborations. Martin Guttridge-Hewitt reports on how the event and a bubbling local underground are ushering in a new era for Nairobi’s electronic music scene Exiting your car [...]

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AMAPIANO’S SECOND WAVE: HOW INNOVATIONS EMERGE FROM BLACK SOUTH AFRICAN CULTURE (MIXMAG)
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AMAPIANO’S SECOND WAVE: HOW INNOVATIONS EMERGE FROM BLACK SOUTH AFRICAN CULTURE (MIXMAG)

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AMAPIANO’S SECOND WAVE: HOW INNOVATIONS EMERGE FROM BLACK SOUTH AFRICAN CULTURE (MIXMAG)

By |2024-06-18T20:42:12-05:00June 18th, 2024|Amapiano, Clubs - Nightlife, DJ, International, Mixcloud, producer, Report, South Africa|

  In South Africa, where inequality is rife, young and underprivileged producers are pushing the evolution of amapiano. In the second instalment of our three-part series documenting Amapiano's Second Wave, Jake Colvin explores how community generosity and collaboration helps artists innovate amid challenging conditions This article is the second in a three part-series about amapiano, exploring [...]

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AMAPIANO’S SECOND WAVE: HOW KWAITO OPENED THE DOOR FOR AMAPIANO’S EVOLUTIONS (MIXMAG)
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AMAPIANO’S SECOND WAVE: HOW KWAITO OPENED THE DOOR FOR AMAPIANO’S EVOLUTIONS (MIXMAG)

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AMAPIANO’S SECOND WAVE: HOW KWAITO OPENED THE DOOR FOR AMAPIANO’S EVOLUTIONS (MIXMAG)

By |2024-05-31T22:11:51-05:00May 31st, 2024|Amapiano, DJ, South Africa|

Amapiano’s lineage can be traced back to the kwaito music which emerged in apartheid South Africa. In the first of a three-part series exploring Amapiano's Second Wave, Jake Colvin examines what those roots mean for the sound today THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT “Amapiano is winning all over the gaff,” Marcus Nasty tells me. “But where it [...]

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