In a new episode of Inside Africa, CNN dives into Amapiano music and the rise of South African youth culture. Guest host Ninka Mbaye goes behind the scenes with some of the genre’s biggest names in South Africa and beyond.
Originating in South Africa, the word Amapiano derives from Zulu. A blend of styles: jazz, kwaito, and house, Amapiano leads with layered, rhythmic percussion. One of the genre’s rising stars, Kamo Mphele is known for her music as much as her electric viral videos. She says Amapiano, “Is a spiritual…
