Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town Amapiano is a soulful mix of grooves, sonic textures and moods that can be by turns hectic, smooth, melodic or ...

Sharon Katz playing the guitar. It is unusual when a person combines great talent with compassion for others, but South African musician Sharon Katz has both in spades. Music can soothe and heal the ...

A new sound is taking over Africa. Coined ‘Afropiano’, it is a mix of West African Afrobeats and South African Amapiano. Amapiano, which means ‘the pianos’ in Zulu, is a style of house music that ...

It was opening night at the Brooklyn Mirage, a seasonal night club in East Williamsburg. In the main area, about five thousand people were bobbing and waving along with an English d.j. named Chris ...

In an excerpt from the 33 ⅓ title "South African Popular Music," the author breaks down house music offshoots gqom and amapiano. When Beyoncé put together her companion soundtrack album, “The Lion ...

Amapiano — a genre born in South Africa’s townships during the previous decade — has rapidly evolved from a local blend of jazz and house music with traditional log drums into a pan-African ...

The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50 years of recordings picked by musicians, poets and writers. By ...

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...

This Heritage Month, we asked ambassadors and high commissioners to share their perspectives on what makes South Africa unique ...

Canadian rock legend Bryan Adams will be bringing his legendary hits to South Africa. Here's where and when you can catch him ...