Artists, music industry stakeholders and journalists come together to discuss the future of Amapiano at the Amapiano Conference
The Amapiano Conference is taking place on the 8th of August 2021 and the general public are invited to become part of it. The event is brought to us by local stations Pisces Africa, Drums Radio and creative company, Kreative Kornerr.
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The aim of this conference is to establish the custodians of the genre. It is to also provide insight into the undeniable growth of the genre.
“We believe that the Amapiano Conference will serve as a massive networking and growth portal, as well as a link between brands, notable and upcoming musicians, music and record label execs, music listeners, A&R managers, artist managers, event curators, documenters of culture, music curators, music journalists and other contributors to the African music industry as a whole,” a statement reads.
The conference will feature panels that will be split into four sessions. Topics such as South African Growth & History and Pan-African Growth of Amapiano will be tackled. International Influences & How Artists Abroad Hope to Take On Amapiano and Events Focused Session: Globally will also be looked at.
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Featured panelists are artists Musa Keys, Kool Drink, Aymos, DJ Kwamzy and Mr Silky to name a few. Industry professionals include Wiseman Ngubo, Gugu from Africori), Kai from Kreative Kornerr and Madzadza from OkayAfrica. Donaldo Barbosa from Pieces Africa will also join journalists Afua Mfodwo and Shiba Melissa Mazaza.
You can register on the website.