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Afropop and world music fans may be familiar with the record label Awesome Tapes From Africa, known for showcasing, promoting and distributing vintage and classic Afropop music. But recently, the label has been tapping into a new genre. Over the past years, a hybrid of
kwaito, contemporary jazz and deep house music known as AmaPiano has become the latest craze in South Africa, and Awesome Tapes From Africa has taken note. In October 2020, the label introduced us to a young AmaPiano DJ, Teno Afrika with his album
AmaPiano Selections, and in March 2021, they bring us another young AmaPiano DJ: DJ Black Low.
<a href= https://eartheater.bandcamp.com/album/phoenix-flames-are-dew-upon-my-skin >Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin by Eartheater</a>
WHO: A shapeshifting New York songwriter accessing new zones between folk, drone, and club music.
WHY YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING: Since 2009, Alexandra Drewchin aka Eartheater has - over four solo albums, a mixtape, and a collaborative release with the duo LEYA - mapped out a sprawling soundworld equal parts psychedelic folk, experimental noise, cloud rap, and techno. In the process, she has secured her spot as one of the most compelling new musical figures to explode out of New York’s underground. Across