Amapiano is one of the genres that have grown rapidly over the years since its introduction. Many new artists have come into the music industry as amapiano artists as the genre is flexible.
The Recording Academy shared a post on Instagram where they honoured the women who are the face of amapiano. This comes after a young South African, Tyla won a Grammy Award for her song ‘Water’.
The artists they named are Uncle Waffles, Kamo Mphela, Pabi Cooper, Khanyisa Jaceni, Lady Du, Nkosazana Daughter, Txc, Babalwa M, Chley, DBN Gogo and Boohle.
Taking to Instagram, the page shared pictures of the above-mentioned artists and captioned their post saying, “After South African singer Tyla won the inaugural golden gramophone for Best African Music Performance at the 2024 GRAMMYs, many were curious about how her international breakout single ‘Water’ garnered such global appeal.
“Beyond the R&B sensibilities that made its sound approachable to Western audiences, what really drew crowds to ‘Water’ was the vitality of South African dance and elements of #amapiano — a subgenre of house and a child of kwaito, South Africa’s post-Apartheid freedom sound” they added.
They concluded their caption saying, “While Tyla may have brought amapiano to 2024 GRAMMYs stage, a vast network of women is responsible for bringing the South African sound to the world. Get to know 11 of the artists at the forefront of amapiano music at the link in our bio.”
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Social media users and musical artists wrote:
“Ok, I like this. Whoever decided to do this deserves a raise.”
“Thank you so much! Shout out to @txc too, they have truly done it,” Uncle Waffles wrote.
Another user said: “AMAPIANO to the world.”
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