Nigerian artists and record producers have embraced amapiano – but one music blogger says the genre that swayed on the world’s dance floors in 2022 is all washed up.
Originally a South African style of house music, amapiano is a fine blend of deep house, jazz and lounge music, distinguished by its distinct percussive bassline, also known as log drums.
Prominent South African disc jockeys like DJ Maphorisa and MRS Souls elevated the genre, which traces its roots to kwaito, and it spread like wildfire in Nigeria during the Covid pandemic in…
