"heartbreakers" is cool, reminds me of massive attack
― ufo, Friday, 30 July 2021 04:22 (two years ago) link
Yeah it's definitely the kind of grave house music you listen to in your sofahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-ITxUqtA9YBusta 929 feat. Mzu M - Mmapula
― Nabozo, Sunday, 29 August 2021 14:12 (two years ago) link
Jorja Smith makes it work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzGIAhqlblMJorja Smith & GuiltyBeatz - All of This
― Nabozo, Sunday, 29 August 2021 14:36 (two years ago) link
lol all the comments deriding "all of this" for not being pure enough amapiano and complaining it's not a south african producer behind it
― ufo, Monday, 30 August 2021 00:52 (two years ago) link
Yeah I saw that, some people are fiercely defensive. And conflicted: lol at the "export control quality" posture, all the while still seemed to like the idea of having Jorja Smith's vocals on an Amapiano track. One thing that is true is that it's hard to hear this as a "blue lights" type of r&b, I can only hear it as amapiano.
― Nabozo, Monday, 30 August 2021 06:30 (two years ago) link
Cassper Nyovest feat. Abidoza & Boohle - Siyathandana
― Nabozo, Sunday, June 6, 2021 9:59 AM (two months ago) bookmarkflaglink
just heard this for the first time and wooow what a banger
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:29 (two years ago) link
I went through the Aymos album (out 03.09). I did not find its first songs very inspired and his Moonchild Sanelly imitation with his soft voice was an early low point, but the rest from Risasekile to Muhle is charming.
― Nabozo, Sunday, 5 September 2021 08:54 (two years ago) link
Oops, pressed Enter or something. Charming and lyrical.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eJCL1qSrkcAymos - Rata (feat. Mas Musique & Boohle)
I'll also have to be checking Felo Le Tee who has an album with all the big Amapiano names and has a song trending with Bopha
― Nabozo, Sunday, 5 September 2021 09:00 (two years ago) link
KdS is evolving with his sound - he's at his most Sun-El here. Busta 929 maybe not so much. I can't complain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An0PHocDud0Kabza de Small & Dj Maphorisa - Abalele (feat. Ami Faku)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Y3IUx8aS4Boohle - Amawaza (feat. Busta 929 & Mpura)
― Nabozo, Sunday, 19 September 2021 17:25 (two years ago) link
And to make it a full triohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SfcH29GGvsSha Sha - Ngithembe (feat. Mdu aka TRP)
― Nabozo, Sunday, 19 September 2021 17:27 (two years ago) link
And wait for it, we're not done herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZkcF5lzN3kSun-EL Musician - Higher (Feat. Simmy)
― Nabozo, Sunday, 19 September 2021 17:33 (two years ago) link
Tresor is releasing a 15-song album on October 15, leading with this collaboration with Da Capo and Sun-El and with at least two more tracks with KdS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9sUkM0-EUsTresor - Lighthouse (feat. Da Capo & Sun-El Musician)
― Nabozo, Sunday, 3 October 2021 10:31 (two years ago) link
The singles jukebox gave a 8.50 to Osama by Zakes Bantwini which is a trending gospel-type of song that works as the first single of an album coming out in December. He was relatively big 10 years ago.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wROpY5i-f_QZakes Bantwini - Osama
― Nabozo, Friday, 8 October 2021 15:06 (two years ago) link
Just heard Osama… for the third time in a row.
― âś–âś–âś– (Moka), Friday, 8 October 2021 23:49 (two years ago) link
All I ever listen to is amapiano these days and there are too many hits to ever catch up itt, but it needs to be said that Uncle Waffles is the best thing on IG and that Adiwele is a total banger:
Young Stunna – Adiwele ft. Kabza De Smallhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PSyVSfMWHQ
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 20 November 2021 17:48 (two years ago) link
And I was wrong about the Davido remix of Ke Star. It still goes hard. Champion Sound is another banger by the two of them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-J0Fdze42M
Davido, Focalistic - Champion Sound
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 20 November 2021 17:51 (two years ago) link
Good that you post Champion Sound, gives me a seguewayy to post this hybrid beat featuring Stonebowy (from Ghana) and Focalistichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i2EYId1fk4Stonebwoy & Focalistic - ARIBA
Some serious vintage showcasing a new voice. Hope the singlesjukebox covers it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtYubd-C_YoNomfundo Moh - Phakade Lami feat. Sha Sha & Ami Faku
She's super cute. Choosing the live version of Lilizela, but there's also a nice clip.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjnjqgjjmUwNomfundo Moh - Lilizela
Yet ANOTHER huge Busta 929 featuring Boohle yet again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vqMW-FuL4Q
Some chilled amapiano / hip hop that also exists in a proper 7 minutes version.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=601_U_0m51sKwenyama Brothers & Mpura - Impilo Yase Sandton feat. Abidoza & Thabiso Lavish
― Nabozo, Sunday, 21 November 2021 17:07 (two years ago) link
Second-to-last is Busta 929 - Ngixolele (feat. Boohle)
― Nabozo, Sunday, 21 November 2021 17:41 (two years ago) link
On the rougher Kwaito side, Mellow & Sleazy are dropping this fun single ahead of an EP called Kwa Kwahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WqqKCOrieMCh'cco & Mellow & Sleazy - Nkao Tempela
― Nabozo, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 19:21 (two years ago) link
One song we had not posted from A tale of 2 peers has received a videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAX4IJxSQqcSemi Tee & Mdu aka TRP - Isingisi (feat. Sir Trill)
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 08:12 (two years ago) link
Ghetto King, the Zakes Bantwini album whose advance single, "Osama", is mentioned above, is out now and, I think, terrific.
https://open.spotify.com/album/3q8v4F3zabaHlG5IVECT6r?si=cc4c615f8dc245d4
― glenn mcdonald, Thursday, 9 December 2021 00:57 (two years ago) link
Still so simple and charming. Her album will be 13 tracks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaFwj4llKvwNomfundo Moh - Nginjena
― Nabozo, Friday, 24 December 2021 11:01 (two years ago) link
A very nice Amapiano mini-album leaving a lot of space to its feats is Musa Keys - Tayo (feats include Sir Trill, Sino Msolo, Babalwa M, Aymos, Costa Titch, Moonchild Sanelly and countless others). Hard to pick up a clear highlight because the whole thing is tasty and consistent with impeccable prod, slapping bass, cool vocals, but they went with Wena.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c56_OWc35KkMusa Keys & Lebza the Villain - Wena feat. Sino Msolo
― Nabozo, Sunday, 26 December 2021 11:27 (two years ago) link
I just realized that Mpura and Killer Kau tragically died in August in a car accident killing a total of six. Kabza de Small was also briefly rumoured dead. South African roads...https://djmag.com/news/amapiano-artists-mpura-and-killer-mau-die-car-accidentMpura was associated with MrJazziq and Busta 929. Just from this year, he appeared on Umsebenzi Wethu, the Banyana EP, and the Felo le Tee album. He must have been young.
― Nabozo, Sunday, 26 December 2021 17:10 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUNdhnMEZs0
Tyla - Overdue ft. DJ Lag, Kooldrink
i missed this when it came out but it's even better than "getting late"?
― ufo, Saturday, 1 January 2022 03:17 (two years ago) link
Does anybody want to nominate the DJ Black Low - Uwami album in the YEP ? I missed it
― Nabozo, Saturday, 1 January 2022 11:40 (two years ago) link
Friday night driving in my car in Washington DC area the DJ doing a late night special mix on the commercial station that plays r’n’b and some rap ( old school not trap) played a version of “Jerusalema “ and then Beenie Man “Rum and Red Bull.” Then the next night I was at a club seeing a southern soul band ( current southern soul with keyboard and congas and not just retro) Hardway Connection. After their 2nd set , the DJ played “Jerusalema “, and lots of the crowd ( many Black women) started to line dance to it.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 23 January 2023 22:02 (one year ago) link