finally to south africa where a new music genre is emerging from the townships west ofjohannesburg called amapiano. it s become one of the fastest growing on streaming services around the world. particularly crucial in its global spread has been tiktok, where the hashtag amapiano has generated over a billion views. one of the early proponents of genre is the south african dj da kruk, who explains why the music has become so popular. from the streets of south africa, this is amapiano. translated in the zulu language, amapiano simply means the pianos. it came from the genre s earlyjazz influences. sonically, is a blend of many genres. in a studio station, i sat in with three of the sounds top producers. what actually changed everything was the log drum. the log drum.
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