South Africa's Amapiano: The pumping music blasting everywhere – africanews.com

Several people dance outdoors at night; two women in the foreground wear casual summer clothes and move to Amapiano music, while others dance and socialize in the background.

Manchester United’s Paul Pogba, fresh from a haircut, rhythmically juts out his chin to the catchy sounds of amapiano — the South African music that has catapulted across the world.

“Ameno”, the song in Pogba’s clip, has 10 billion views on TikTok alone, powered by dance challenges that Shaquille O’Neal, Janet Jackson and Shakira couldn’t resist.

Its catchy phrase “you want to bamba” in the recomposed version by Nigerian rapper Goya Menor, remixed by a Ghanaian producer based in the…