Download Tanzania Amapiano Mp3
Galina Thurby
Amapiano is the fastest growing genre in the world right now. Popularised by the likes of Kabza De Small, DJ Maphorisa and Tyler ICU, amapiano originated in South Africa and is characterised by its blend of jazz, deep house and use of the log drum.
Lungelihle Zwane[1] (born 30 March 2000),[2] known professionally as Uncle Waffles, is a Swazi-born DJ and record producer based in South Africa.[3] She is noted for her work in the amapiano genre and her dance abilities,[4][5] with Billboard describing her as the "princess of amapiano".[6] Her debut single, "Tanzania", reached number one in South Africa,[7] where it is certified 7x platinum.[8]
Uncle Waffles learned how to DJ in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdowns,[11][12] and claims to have practiced for eight hours each day.[6] She signed with South African creative agency KreativeKornerr, who managed to book gigs for her in the country's "heavily saturated" music industry.[6] After filling in for a withdrawn DJ at the Zone 6 nightclub in Soweto in October 2021, she gained prominence after a video of her dancing to the song "Adiwele" by Young Stunna during her set went viral.[6][13][1][14] and would begin openly endorsing her on the platform.[15] Uncle Waffles soon ventured into music production,[16] and released her debut single "Tanzania" in March 2022 in anticipation of her debut extended play (EP), Red Dragon, which was released later that month.[17] The single, which had reportedly taken her three months to perfect,[6] was ranked by Rolling Stone as the eighth best afropop song of 2022, with critics describing her as "a global ambassador for amapiano".[5] In April 2022, Uncle Waffles embarked on her first-ever tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland.[18][19] The tour was closely interlinked with a series of shows organized by Piano People, which she headlined alongside DJ Maphorisa and Focalistic, and is deemed the first all-star amapiano tour in the region.[1]
Uncle Waffles released her debut music video for the track "Tanzania" in September 2022.[20] In that same month, Uncle Waffles announced that she would be hosting a residency on BBC Radio 1.[21][22] She was the only DJ that performed at the 2022 Global Citizen Festival in Accra.[11][23] She partnered with KFC South Africa to launch an exclusive "Uncle Waffles burger" which was made available for purchase in local branches in December 2022,[24] and later again in September 2023.[25] She then embarked on a concert tour of the United States,[26] and then Australia.[4] British publication Mixmag hailed Uncle Waffles as one of the top breakthrough DJs of the year 2022 worldwide.[27] Streaming platform Audiomack also hailed her as an "#UpNow" artist in March 2023.[28] Uncle Waffles' second EP, Asylum, was released in March 2023 and featured the track "Yahyuppiyah",[29] which had been released as the first single from the project.[30] The EP was certified gold by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA) within one week of its release.[31] In April 2023, she became the first amapiano musician to ever perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[6][32] Her song "Tanzania" was sampled by American singer Beyoncé in a dance break on the Renaissance World Tour setlist, to which Uncle Waffles reacted with the statement "I'm crying, wow," on Instagram.[33] She was nominated for Best International Act at the 2023 BET Awards.[34] Uncle Waffles released the EP Solace (2023) as the follow-up to Asylum in what she called a double-sided project titled "An Asylum of Solace".[35][36][37] It was supported by the single "Echoes", featuring Tony Duardo, which was released on 4 August 2023.[38]
Nigerian producers and artists have embraced the sound and are creating and releasing their own interpretations of amapiano and amapiano-inspired songs. Three out of the 17 bangers on Davido's latest album A Better Time are amapiano-inspired.
By now, it's an open secret that amapiano is being produced outside of South Africa where it originates. Nigerian producers and artists, mostly, have embraced the sound and are creating and releasing their own interpretations of amapiano and amapiano-inspired songs.
The songs have resulted in cross-cultural sounds and collaborations that, in their own way, serve to unite, celebrate and foster an exchange of the electrifying music scenes that exist throughout the continent. As a result, these fusions have seen a number people casually refer to them as "Afropiano, Afro-amapiano etc" or "gengepiano" (gengetone with amapiano).
As it stands, amapiano is potentially on pace to influence a significant portion of the overall sonic landscape of some parts of the continent and penetrate further into other markets, reaching new audiences. It is already being produced in the UK, Japan, US and other countries.
"Chay Chay" epitomises the various exciting new sounds the continent keeps churning out. The self-produced song perfectly mashes-up Kenya's gengetone with amapiano resulting in a sound Mungai has coined "genge piano". Mungai, who has spent some years living in SA, revealed in an interview that he was "really deep in the amapiano wave" at the time he made the song, and was curious as to how to incorporate amapiano with Kenyan sounds.
Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) signees, rapper Dremo and Mayorkun teamed up for this banging amapiano record produced by Fresh VDM who produced Mayorkun's "Of Lagos". This is the first time we hear Dremo flow on an amapiano-influenced beat, while the 'Mayor Of Lagos' has confessed his love for the genre in an interview and it appears he is gonna be riding the wave for some time.
Three out of the 17 bangers on Davido's latest album are amapiano-inspired. Davido opens the track with the lyrics, "Okay I'm here to introduce to you / A couple of my friends / And I want you guys to know who they are right now / 'Cause we type lit right now," and the last line perfectly describes the entire vibe of the song. While Madjozi begins with: "OBO na Sho Madjozi / 'Piano ke tsa ko Pitori," reminding everyone of the birthplace of amapiano, Pretoria. Throughout the song, Davido, Mayorkun and Madjozi shout out names of multiple people they consider their friends, from Davido's longtime manager Asa Asika to Tsonga disco music legend Papa Penny and the late Pop Smoke.
Niniola, whose breakout hit "Maradonna" was extremely popular in SA, is often dubbed the "Queen of Afro-House". Her latest album fittingly has three amapiano-infused songs and one of them features South Africa's Busiswa. The beat to "Look Like Me" was crafted by amapiano producer Shuffle Muzik from Pretoria who has worked with Niniola before and also produced "Oh Sharp" (with Busiswa) on her album. The song's comic book-inspired music video which caught the attention of Missy Elliot, sees the characters dance popular dances associated with the genre of amapiano.
Nigeria's DJ Tunez has fully embraced amapiano; from releasing an amapiano EP with D3AN (Love Language Vol 1) to the pair producing the track "Lucky Star" on Busiswa's latest album, My Side Of The Story. It is then no surprise that he and producer P. Prime brought out the best out of Olamide, and had him singing beautifully on this banger. On the week of its release, the song charted on Apple Music in Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and Kenya.
Rexxie is responsible for some of Zlatan and Naira Marley's biggest hits. Since 2018, he has been producing songs that have made the zanku dance a staple in popular culture, and for his latest song, he fused his signature street pop rhythms with amapiano. The song quickly went viral and became a street anthem in Nigeria and has been enjoying chart success on various streaming platforms, reaching a milestone of 10 million combined streams. A few days before the song dropped, Rexxie tweeted "AFROPIANO 2021".
Gbedu meets the log drum on Peruzzi's latest single, "Southy Love" off his upcoming Rum & Boogie album. Seeing how their DMW and YBNL bosses and label mates are jumping onto amapiano, Peruzzi and Fireboy had to also get in on the action. The two trade verses, declaring that they would do anything for love and they are going to take flight to see their love interest, whose southy love they can't get enough of. Amongst all the credits he has on this list, P. Prime is also the producer of DJ Xclusive's latest amapiano single, "Gegeti".
Veteran producer Masterkraft taps zanku progenitor Zlatan and breakout star Bella Shmurda for his latest single. "Brother, don't bother me/ Oluwa, cover me/ Whatever you wishing me/ good or bad, back to sender ni," Shmurda sings on the song's hook, while Zlatan provides his charismatic flows (and signature adlibs) in the verses. Previously, Masterkraft released an amapiano banger "Equipment", with his frequent collaborator Flavour and has been crafting 'piano beats for other artists as well, including Tekno ("Uptown Girl"), Vector ("No Worries") and Mr Dutch ("Mamasita").
Nigerian musician L.A.X also included an amapiano vibe on his Zaza Vibes album. He and producer Clemsy worked on eight out of the 12 songs on L.A.X's album and, on "Go Low", they showed off their versatility by producing a mellow amapiano beat that is guaranteed to make the listener dance.
The first word Zinoleesky utters, after the beat-drop (and producer tag), is "amapiano". Presumably, as a way of letting the listener "know the vibes" and to avoid confusion or chatter about what sound of the song is. "This amapiano sound is becoming the new wave," reads one of the many YouTube comments under the song's audio. "Kilofeshe" was the lead single to the debut EP by the burgeoning Marlian signee.
Buzzing London-based, Nigerian musician Midas the Jagaban, with the help of Guilty Beatz, created this monster of a tune which finds the middle ground between Afroswing/Afrobashment and amapiano. Following the success of the singles "Come We Bill Ehh'' and "Party With A Jagaban", the mysterious mask-wearing artist released her debut EP Midas Touch in December 2020. "Paigons" features SA rapper Sho Madjozi, who seems to be getting enlisted in most of these cross-country amapiano collaborations and we love to see it.
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