The esteemed global music community, @recordingacademy alongside @blackmusiccollective is spotlighting the women of Amapiano. Recognising their efforts, these women are pushing the Amapiano genre to new global heights and contributing to the continued growth of the genre on a worldwide scale. Big S/0 to @unclewaffles_, @dbngogo, @cooper_pabi, @iam_Khanyi95, @boohle_sa, @kamo_mphelaxx and more.
🎤 After #SouthAfrican 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.
🇿🇦 While #Tyla may have brought amapiano to 2024 GRAMMYs stage, a vast network of women are 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, captioned Recording Academy / GRAMMYs.
List of 11 influential women who are key in elevating Amapiano to global heights includes:
- DBN Gogo
- Nkosazana Daughter
- TXC
- Babalwa M
- Uncle Waffles
- Chley
- Kamo Mphela
- Boohle
- Lady Du
- Pabi Cooper
- Khanyisa
Recording Academy only revealed top 6 on Instagram:
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