Thread for the AmaPiano awesomeness that is “Baby Are You Coming?” by Zero12finest feat. ThaMagnificent2

"baby are you coming?"

Ah I see, thought you were talking about the new posts! Yes, “Baby” is still the jam.

sorry ha i'll take a listen

there's like half a dozen south african tracks that could have had the dedicated thread treatment, what an overwhelming bounty this year and I've probably only clocked like a third of what's been posted to ilm let alone exist in the world

i found a kind of incredible site.. with mp3 downloads??

https://somculo.com/download-mp3/life-ya-bora-amapiano/

slightly rephrased that to suit my own situation:

there's like half a dozen south african tracks or albums a month that I feel like giving the dedicated thread treatment, what an overwhelming bounty this year and I've probably only clocked like a tenth (I wish!) of what exists out there

xp

Nice 25-minute documentary about Amapiano. The Zero12finest crew have a small cameo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B9frOKUwz0

Cassper Nyovest is doing amapiano with Kabza De Small now. The track is called Phoyisa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCPBNXVWxjs

there's a track about an uber or something that's been in my head all week

If it’s this one you can vote🔶 for it, Nabozo nominated it:

https://www.youtube.con/watch?v=cTy8YTWtJqM
Semi Tee ft. Miami & Kammu Dee • Labantwana Ama Uber

(there are more Uber-mentioning amapiano tracks, but this is the big one)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTy8YTWtJqM

wtf autocorrect? it’s Miano, not “Miami”

bingo

youtube.con

That's the stuff

Very early amapiano track (from 2017) - with an awesome video! Loving the queerness:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze7IGN3_xKA

De Mogul SA ft. Ms Mo & Makhensa • Oe Batla Kae

Also, don’t forget to vote🔸 for “Baby Are You Coming?”

(or any of the other of the nominated amapiano bangers - check out this playlist if you like:
ILM 2019 EOY🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA)

Some hardcore spaced out amapiano by one of the masters:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb8ugKuqg_8

Vigro Deep ft. Sdala The Vocalist • International

(from Vigro's album Baby Boi III)

"baby are you coming?" should have been a 1-2 b2b with balloon

it is in my house

Banger from the brand new De Mogul SA album Lessons:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTebRM0Ru1k
De Mogul SA ft. Mdee Mshangane • Na Ku Randza

Aw Emcimbini, kulapho ongthola khona
(Emcimbini kulapho ongthola khona)
Aw Emcimbini, kulapho ongthola khona
(Emcimbini kulapho ongthola khona)

loooooooool

Piano! Piano!
https://i.imgur.com/PsoplB2.jpg

been listening to a bunch of the "amapiano grooves" playlist on spotify - very good. and it all seems to run together pretty seamlessly

||||||||, you posting this right here right now is definitely proof of something, I just don’t know of what. (if this comes across as cryptic may I redirect you to the Sun-El thread just above or below this one on SNA)

Aw Emcimbini, kulapho ongthola khona
(Emcimbini kulapho ongthola khona)
Aw Emcimbini, kulapho ongthola khona
(Emcimbini kulapho ongthola khona)

/Piano! Piano!/
🖼

Pi-ano! It’s a celebration:

🎹🎹PİANO! PİANO!🎹🎹 - a song appreciation thread for “eMcimbini” by Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa ft. Aymos, Samthing Soweto, Mas Musiq & Myztro

Oh yeah!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FPM5DX0fNs

Soweto's Finest ft. KayGee Da King & Bizizi • Tikoloshi

Also noticed some YouTube links upthread gave up the ghost, so let's repost:

KayGee DaKing & Bizizi ft. Killer Kau • Kokota

DJ Sumbody ft. Londie London & Leehleza • Suk'emabhozeni

always appreciate your textual thoroughness breastcrawl, it allows for late follow-up

And highly spiritual amapiano goes where?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx21fYB5Ha4
Mhaw Keys ft. Vigro Deep • Mwari

(and thanks, forks!)

Tikoloshi is a banger.

hahaha the comments on the OP are amazing

"I was listening to this so loud
My neighbor called the cops
They arrested him"

Mom: switch that off
Me: Why?
Mom*angry*: WE GOT BETTER SPEAKERS IN THE SITTING ROOM!!

Made a pseudo-pan-African-pop/not-pop playlist for the rolling afro 2020 thread and all Afro-adjacent threads, generously defined. It’s already 105 (update: 106) tracks deep, so enjoy!

ILM rolling ✳️all-inclusive✳️ afro 2020

Other relevant South African threads:

THE HOUSE OF SUN-EL: Sun-El Musician, Simmy, Mlindo The Vocalist, and other related artists

🎹🎹PİANO! PİANO!🎹🎹 - a song appreciation thread for ”eMcimbini” by Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa ft. Aymos, Samthing Soweto, Mas Musiq & Myztro

Gqompetition time: two songs, two videos - QDOT vs SHADO M

Jobe London & Mphow69 - Sukendleleni (feat. Kamo Manje)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3OTClCxDyk

Who's behind the song 'Life Ya Bora' ? Just ridic

https://somculo.com/download-mp3/life-ya-bora-amapiano/

That's actually "Empa Nna" by Jusca x Plee ft. Zing Master & Mabozza. I posted it upthread, back in December. That whole Jusca x Plee album is great.

ahhhhh!!

So it is!!!

Empa nna is excellent.

wow "Mwari" is really wild! I love how much of this stuff still sounds as raw as something like Township Funk

The whole Mhaw Keys EP (The Outcast)
is awesome, deeeep amapiano house.

Kabza is on the only non-piano track, which I will post on the Sun-El thread.

“Ngena Nyoro” and “Umamakhe” are some of the other highlights.

For all fans of "Labantwana Ama Uber" and/or "Lorch":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wy0cfA23iQ
Semi Tee ft. Ma Lemon • Lemonade

and/or

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZHNrwUxP1k
Semi Tee ft. Miano, Kammu Dee & Ora Dee • Gabadiya

"Gabadiya" in particular is **dense** and there are some percussive things going on in both of these that seem new in amapiano.

*dense* is the word. I have not quite warmed to these yet but I believe I'm on my way.

Flavours of Amapiano:

The organ-infused original, with an exciting helping of drum distortion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMDg3aMTz7g
JohnBravo ft. Caltonic SA • Thuma Mina (Freestyle)

Would you like some violin with that piano? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DDe8RMG0mk
Mr JazziQ x JazziDisciples ft. Vigro Deep & Rams De Violinist • Blue Skies

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/9606724/8-things-to-know-about-south-africas-amapiano-genre-a-locals-guide-to-the-scene/

Written by person who has written liner notes for Awesome Tapes from Africa amapiano releases

Awesome Tapes is releasing a new song by Native Soul called “Dead Sangoma”. Native Soul album Teenage Dreams will be out September 24

ILM keeps very little track of all the great amapiano stuff that continues to come out on a weekly basis (both tracks and albums) - here’s two gorgeous new tracks I’m enjoying today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd--jo6PLrg
Mapara A Jazz ft. Mr Brown • Feeling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOC4e-Yx9j0
Sayfar ft. Musa Keys, Seekay, Makhanj & Optimist Music • Ithuba Lam

🎹🎹🎹

“Paris” by Q-Mark & TpZee ft. Afriikan Papi & Cloud9ne, which came out in October, has become a sleeper hit in South Africa, very deservingly so.

enjoy the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORCCxt1xlLI

…but it misses crucial sections, so you’ll absolutely need to listen to the full version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQPutytnnYk

one of the biggest piano bangers of the past several months:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTL0VJM9CnA
DJ Karri ft. BL Zero, Lebzito & Prime De 1st • Trigger

…but this TikTok monster, for better or for worse, is the track that has probably done more than any other in bringing amapiano (and its name) to the world:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnZTVUUwgpY
Goya Menor & Nektunez • Ameno Amapiano (Remix) (You Wanna Bamba)

shock horror, there’s nothing South African about it, it’s a Ghanaian-Nigerian coproduction

It's really tacky. I heard it shopping for second-hand baby clothes because it clearly found its way on some dumb-named spotify playlists, and I heard the two female sellers exchanging views on it (one positive, one negative), both evidently having no idea what it is they were hearing. I resisted nerdsplaining as I dropped some cute white ensemble in our shopping basket.

...while chanting: You Wanna Rompa?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVw0Rd8R8DY

short 1xtra doc

🎹🎹🎹

not nearly enough amapiano action on ILM, but I’m hoping this poll I created might get the amapiano party started again, because we’re seriously logging… lagging behind. here’s your invitation - I hope you will all participate:

drowning in a blissful ocean of log drums and keys: 🎹🎹 amapiano a-z 🎹🎹 an ilm poll

There was a very nice 1Xtra doc a couple of months ago - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0c9kkls/1xtra-this-is-amapiano

Thanks! But some guy called Tracer already posted a youtube link to it 3 posts before you did.

lol duh

if you check the poll thread I linked it there as well - in the longer director’s cut. anyway, welcome to the poll all of you!

Want something major ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7o3F-MVE-Y
Major Lazer, Major League DJz, Tiwa Savage, Diplo, DJ Maphorisa - Koo Koo Fun

Otherwise I really think the big thing that was released lately is this DJ Maphorisa & Visca album Ba Straata featuring some of the big names.

sure, that’s a big one, but it’s not nearly as outstanding as Kabza’s KOA II Part 1.
thing is, there’s a plethora of good piano albums (with many also featuring said big names!), too many for one person to fully digest really, and with the festive December summer season ahead they continue dropping like flies.

recent-ish ones I like a lot include Piano Over Poverty by Kweyama Brothers, Horumar by Murumba Pitch (also their earlier collaborative Obrigado with Da Muziqal Chef), Ghost by Sir Trill, Two Sides Of My Story by MDU aka TRP, and Big And Small, Vol. 1 by Fiso el Musica.

oops, it’s actually Fiso el Musica x Thee Exclusives!

and big name-producer-wise there’s also recent projects by Mr JazziQ and Busta 929, as well as Mellow & Sleazy’s Barcadi Fest.

dont really like the major lazer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEtkT4pJQDg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUHnvbgu9wI

those are:

Rhyma ft. Sayfar & Bon Nghiêm • Wena

and

Toby Franco ft. Mellow & Sleazy x Optimist Music ZA • Mali (Kumnandi)