great list, thanks breastcrawlespecially loved "paris" and "feeling" on first listenwill put it on repeat this weekend
― nxd, Friday, 16 September 2022 10:13 (one year ago) link
Paris is such a banger.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 17 September 2022 09:16 (one year ago) link
Yep 'Paris' is a highlight for me as well ('Feeling' too), think I'm going to vote for 'Crush Yam' though.
― Gavin, Leeds, Saturday, 17 September 2022 09:19 (one year ago) link
So far leaning towards voting âUzozisolaâ by Mas Musiq or âRisasekileâ by Aymos, but really there are at least six others I'm really enjoying and playing a lot
great thread
― Paul Ponzi, Saturday, 17 September 2022 13:46 (one year ago) link
looks like the Aymos (singer) and Mas Musiq (producer) combo is your thing, PP! they have done plenty more stuff together
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Saturday, 17 September 2022 14:14 (one year ago) link
Ah, cool! I'm gonna investigate further. I think I am gravitating, probably predictably, to the house-ier sounding stuff. I'm gonna check out Auti 'eSharp next.
― Paul Ponzi, Saturday, 17 September 2022 15:08 (one year ago) link
good choice! last yearâs Aymos album Yimi Lo is also very good
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Saturday, 17 September 2022 15:24 (one year ago) link
I feel fortunate to have stumbled upon this thread. This music is very exciting to me. Prior to this, my only exposure to even the word amapiano was that Teno Afrika LP, which I love, but it sounds like the style has evolved a lot since then. breastcrawl, would you say this is accurate?
― Paul Ponzi, Saturday, 17 September 2022 16:07 (one year ago) link
Iâm happy this thread is making you happy! itâs just the piano way.short answer to your question: see my post of five days ago - but I intend to reply more extensively when I have more time
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Saturday, 17 September 2022 20:34 (one year ago) link
Ah, cool. Sorry, I thought I read this entire thread but somehow missed that bit about Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa and Scorpion Kings. There's so much to explore here.
― Paul Ponzi, Sunday, 18 September 2022 12:05 (one year ago) link
deffo also more on the banger side of love for this genre but Crush Yam is SO GREAT. still got a ton more listening to do...
― stirmonster, Monday, 19 September 2022 17:21 (one year ago) link
so.... who or what is GABOR ? it's being shouted in at least two songs ("Baby Are You Coming" by ZERO12FINEST feat. THAMAGNIFICENT2, from another thread) and Eningi from this list too
― StanM, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 15:00 (one year ago) link
https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/Yhe4i6VYB_SIJRg1DW69ui8OzeQJNAKelKXuXqpEgFkvJkXCHk8yNJ_7vvCGwR4ZwOIhttps://media.s-bol.com/x20wMMj1Vopr/G5z7XPr/1200x1187.jpghttps://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQf32nn9Yn-GBM4ouBSPkv21Thm1n6YO7Yljw&usqp=CAU
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 15:11 (one year ago) link
âYebo!â is the isiZulu word for yesssss!
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 15:12 (one year ago) link
oooh! thank!
― StanM, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 16:01 (one year ago) link
Paris is such a rip off from LiYoshona ! Haha. I guess it tells something about Amapiano that they're like two sides (one smooth, on raw) of the same collective-minded coin.
This is a cool exercise, you could easily redo it with another cool set of 27 songs. I'm not sure if breastcrawl set a specific timeframe for this, 2021-22 ? I think I knee-jerk voted for Mmapula whose long icy atmospheric layers stand out in any playlist (another pair here with Isphithiphithi), but I've also fallen behind quite badly. Recent Amapiano songs I've played a lot are Ngixolele (Busta 929), Kancane (Musa Keys), SETE (K.O), Sengizwile (Mas Musiq).
― Nabozo, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 16:52 (one year ago) link
listened right through. lots of it is way too lounge/ soulful for me but i would buy / play these ones in a shot -
âCrush Yamâ by T-ManâGijima (Vocal Mix)â by DJ Black Low - the only one I knew already.Jozi Nightâ by GemValleyMusiQâKorobelaâ by DJ SumbodyâTriggerâ by DJ KarriXigubhuâ by Welle SAâZiwa Ngaleâ by Kabza De Small
first thought still the best thought so gonna vote âCrush Yamâ by T-Man.
thanks for this!
― stirmonster, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 17:44 (one year ago) link
my father had some imported "learn zulu" tapes in the days prior to apartheid that he got to better understand some of the iscathamiya tracks he had on heavy repeat but they appeared to be entirely for afrikaners to communicate with the help more effectively. the main thing that stuck was "yebo mama"/"yebo baba" which became shorthand around the house.
― âCheeky cheeky!â she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 21 September 2022 19:26 (one year ago) link
Okay Paris is pretty incredible.
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Wednesday, 21 September 2022 20:11 (one year ago) link
xp *"in the days prior to the end of apartheid"
― âCheeky cheeky!â she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 21 September 2022 20:13 (one year ago) link
im kind of fascinated by how dj black low seems to have such nominal streams vs his western profile. (and i like his stuff a lot too--but wonder how much of it is 'point missing' in terms of apprehending the genre)
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Wednesday, 21 September 2022 20:18 (one year ago) link
same! he has 34 followers on soundcloud. now i'm fully aware soundcloud isn't what it once was, but 34!!
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 21 September 2022 22:41 (one year ago) link
pretty obsessed with this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu8SZaVVa2M
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Thursday, 22 September 2022 05:19 (one year ago) link
yeah, this isn't easy
― StanM, Thursday, 22 September 2022 05:45 (one year ago) link
im kind of fascinated by how dj black low seems to have such nominal streams vs his western profile. (and i like his stuff a lot too--but wonder how much of it is 'point missing' in terms of apprehending the genre)â xheugy eddy (D-40), Wednesday, September 21, 2022 9:18 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglinksame! he has 34 followers on soundcloud. now i'm fully aware soundcloud isn't what it once was, but 34!!â stirmonster, Wednesday, September 21, 2022 11:41 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
â xheugy eddy (D-40), Wednesday, September 21, 2022 9:18 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
â stirmonster, Wednesday, September 21, 2022 11:41 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
Not sure I understand? FWIW '9 Days' is maybe the most played ama tune I hear out in Bristol. I hear it played out in lots of multi-genre sets and people go apeshit to it
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Thursday, 22 September 2022 09:26 (one year ago) link
I really like "Qo Qo Qo" and the way the handclaps and delay work on the "one"
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Thursday, 22 September 2022 09:27 (one year ago) link
â Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Thursday, September 22, 2022 4:26 AM (thirty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
Perhaps âin Bristolâ Is related to the answer
The other place Iâve seen it played was in a clip of someoneâs IG stories when diplo played Katzâs deli
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Thursday, 22 September 2022 10:00 (one year ago) link
i've heard it played out in lots of places and it always goes off.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 22 September 2022 10:49 (one year ago) link
I mean, you can see why - it's definitely the ne plus ultra ama "banger", if such a thing exists, so it's going to have crossover appeal to people who aren't so fmailiar with the genre
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Thursday, 22 September 2022 11:17 (one year ago) link
meanwhile the video has 9.9k views and was released on Awesome Tapes From Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp-4A_-nwXU
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Thursday, 22 September 2022 22:20 (one year ago) link
Not a fan of 9 Days. It's too dnb-ey in all the wrong ways.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 23 September 2022 07:13 (one year ago) link
66 is a much better amabanger imo.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 23 September 2022 07:14 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWi_brnj-4g
― StanM, Friday, 23 September 2022 10:03 (one year ago) link
66 is nice but maybe not quite as viscerally shock-and-awe as 9 Days (which you're not going to convince me isn't great).
While we're talking Felo Le Tee, I love this tune 'Dipatje Tsa Felo'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaWzf1WrQ1k
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Friday, 23 September 2022 11:01 (one year ago) link
Abo mvelo still blows my fucking lid off. Couple tunes coming with that lower than low subterranean bassline now too
― vvvwwwv, Sunday, 25 September 2022 04:48 (one year ago) link
Did anyone reach major league djz at Brixton btw? May June timeâŠ.felt sorry for sef kombo and kitty amor cos everyone was just waiting for the ama. And on that systemâŠlife-changingâŠ
― vvvwwwv, Sunday, 25 September 2022 04:53 (one year ago) link
And on that systemâŠlife-changingâŠ
i got to hear some of the above mentioned tracks tonight on a next level system. WOW! i also love the way most of these are arranged - they are a dream to mix.
not many things would get me out to a club but would deffo go if major league djz came to town.
― stirmonster, Sunday, 25 September 2022 04:59 (one year ago) link
got to hear some of the above mentioned tracks tonight on a next level system. WOW!
Where to man?
― vvvwwwv, Sunday, 25 September 2022 10:55 (one year ago) link
thanks for the effort in making this playlist and poll. I don't tend to seek out amapiano songs, so this playlist was a nice listen, everything new to me. probably need one more listen through before I vote
― Vinnie, Wednesday, 28 September 2022 07:39 (one year ago) link
3310AsijabuleCrush YamIsphithiphithiLwangempelaMadlaminiNogxoloParisQo Qo QoRisasekileSika BophaTriggerXigubhuthat's ... 13 tracks still in the running here :-)
― StanM, Wednesday, 28 September 2022 11:07 (one year ago) link
âjaiva lowâ is the true black low banger
― comedy khadafi (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 28 September 2022 11:24 (one year ago) link
I know this isnât the regular amapiano thread but I wanted to post this new video of Uncle Wafflesâ Tanzania:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvxADzZMkEI
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 28 September 2022 18:16 (one year ago) link
ooh, I thought I recognised it - this is the longer version without video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi7kX1jkRuA
― StanM, Wednesday, 28 September 2022 18:33 (one year ago) link
hors compĂ©tition, but you know, itâs the most beautiful thing in the world right now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udjSYr16cqkDeep London ft. Nkosazana Daughter, Murumba Pitch & Janda_K1 âą Piano Ngijabulise
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Monday, 3 October 2022 09:30 (one year ago) link
Waht do we think of things like this? Me, I'm on board but maybe not one for the purists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLz9tvJAgjI
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Monday, 3 October 2022 11:08 (one year ago) link
That's Breaka - Dololo ft. Kamohelo
Deep London is too smooth for my taste but Breaka is verrrrry nice
― StanM, Tuesday, 4 October 2022 17:28 (one year ago) link
Seems like there's a fairly even split between people who prefer the smooth stuff and those who hanker for a bit more welly. My regular pub gig was all but empty last night so I amused myself and the bar staff with an extended amapiano set featuring both. The last few times I've played pout amapiano in Bristol, I've had people come up and enthuse about how excited they are about it.
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Friday, 14 October 2022 13:09 (one year ago) link
Screw it, I uploaded the mix to Soundcloud in case anyone's interested. Just a bunch of faves slung together:
CHARLIE STOIC - AMAPIANO EXCURSIONS
https://soundcloud.com/charliestoicdj/amapiano-excursions
Feel Le Tee x Myztro - 66Feel Le Tee x Daliwonga - Dipatje Tsa FeloQ-Mark, Tpzee, Afrikan Papi - ParisVigro Deep - Asijabule (feat. Murumba Pitch & Lady Du)Obeey Amor, T-Man SA, Bassie and Lady Du - Qo Qo QoMusa Keys - Vula MlomoNandy - KunjaniMapara A Jazz - John Vuli GateDJ Black Low x DJ Saxo Boy - 9 DaysTeno Afrika - Lerato La BassDJ Crown Prince, Walshy Fire, Skinny Fabulous - BangTribal Brothers - GenesisBreaka, Kamohelo - DololoMarcus Damon - Spears Of Fire
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Friday, 14 October 2022 16:12 (one year ago) link
Thank you!
― StanM, Friday, 14 October 2022 16:25 (one year ago) link
Thank you lots
― ...eh you get the gist of it (dog latin), Thursday, 14 December 2023 00:47 (four months ago) link
I'd love an amapiano EOY poll for 2023 in this style if breastcrawl or someone would be willing to run it?
― ...eh you get the gist of it (dog latin), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 16:18 (four months ago) link
Mnike is hard to best this year
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 20:45 (four months ago) link
https://davidbyrne.com/radio/david-byrne-radio-presents-south-africa-musical-powerhouse
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 2 January 2024 05:43 (three months ago) link
Mnike is fine but in no way my favourite this year
― ...eh you get the gist of it (dog latin), Tuesday, 2 January 2024 15:31 (three months ago) link
«fine» he said
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 2 January 2024 22:51 (three months ago) link