Will December's hit song be South Africa's first AI-generated amapiano album? – businessreport.co.za

A digital illustration of a stylized African mask with circuit-like patterns, colorful sound waves in the background, and the text "South Africa's First AI-Generated Amapiano Album" above—a fresh December hit song from South Africa.

South Africans are accustomed to getting new music as they approach the holiday season. What’s different in 2025 is that the music album came in the form of artificial intelligence. This is an important development for the South African music sector for a couple of reasons that includes firstly music making process, secondly, royalties and thirdly its meaning for producers.

The process of making music has always been preserved for those with access to expensive music production studios. According to Gift Lubele, the man behind the first AI…