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A young girl’s confident mix of old school house and 3-step amapiano captured South Africa’s attention and drew widespread praise

A young girl wowed South Africa with her impressive mix of Amapiano and old-school house music, gaining thousands of views ...
GQ South Africa

How DWSON is taking South African house music to the world

Cape Town-born producer DWSON has steadily carved out a name for himself as one of South Africa’s most forward-thinking musicians. Cape Town-born producer DWSON has steadily carved out a name for ...
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Bucie declares house music remains the backbone of South African dance culture

Bucie says house music remains permanent in South Africa, influencing three-step and amapiano, as she reveals 2026 features ...
Mixmag

3-Step: Why Afro house’s latest evolution is more than a sound, it’s a movement

Afro house’s newest evolution 3-Step originated in South Africa but is having a powerful and unifying impact across borders. In the first of a three-part series exploring the cultural shift 3-Step is ...
Variety

From Beyonce’s ‘My Power’ to ‘Black Panther,’ New Book Explores How the Sounds of South Africa Reached the Global Pop Stage

In an excerpt from the 33 ⅓ title "South African Popular Music," the author breaks down house music offshoots gqom and amapiano. When Beyoncé put together her companion soundtrack album, “The Lion ...
Variety

African Trailblazer DJ Uncle Waffles Talks New ‘Solace’ EP and Bringing Amapiano Music to the World

Swazi-born, South African based DJ Uncle Waffles is at the forefront of propelling amapiano — a subgenre of house and South African music — to dancefloors across the world. Her third EP, “Solace,” ...
Mixmag

How 3-Step is unifying Afro house artists in Africa

In the second part of our 3-Step series, Shiba Melissa Mazaza looks at the ways in which the newest evolution of Afro house is bringing musicians together and inspiring collectivity in Africa ...
The New York Times

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love South African Jazz

The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50 years of recordings picked by musicians, poets and writers. By ...
Rolling Stone

Inside the Rise of Amapiano, the Genre That’s Taking Over South Africa and Coming to a Dance Floor Near You

This piece originally appeared as part of Rolling Stone’s annual Hot List, in the July-August issue of the magazine. At Afropunk’s 2019 New Year’s Eve festival in South Africa, DJ Moma was scheduled ...