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"Where's AfriForum To See This?" SA Hyped by Man's Dance Moves at a Concert

A South African man wowed a concert crowd with breakdancing and local dance moves, capturing the energy of SA music culture ...
Yahoo

The South African Roots of Tyla’s Viral TikTok Dance Challenge

Overnight, Tyla became the world’s most beloved pop star. With her Grammy award-winning breakout single “Water” being the first song by a South African soloist to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 in 55 ...
Reuters

Amapiano stars put South African dance music on the map

JOHANNESBURG, July 29 (Reuters) - South African musical export Amapiano has crossed borders and cultural barriers, reaching as far as Japan. To top female artists Kamo Mphela and DBN Gogo, who helped ...
The Conversation

Amapiano Awards: South Africa’s dance music scene spreads its joy across the world

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town Amapiano is a soulful mix of grooves, sonic textures and moods that can be by turns hectic, smooth, melodic or ...
CNN

How ‘Amapiano’, South Africa’s soulful sound, has become one of the hottest new music genres

A distinct sound is currently vibing on social feeds around the world: the deep house, log-drum driven basslines and soulful piano melodies of “Amapiano.” While Amapiano dance challenges are currently ...
Africanews on MSN

"Tamujuntu": where South Africa and Brazil meet in dance

In the piece "Tamujuntu", the South African dance company Via Katlehong explores the similarities and shared histories of ...
standardmedia.co.ke

Forget the lyrics, dance moves driving force behind African music

Bongo sensational artist Diamond Platnumz rocks the stage in Mombasa during the Wasafi Festival Concert in Mombasa. [Joackim Bwana, Standard] Hardly a year since it was released, Diamond Platnumz’s ...
Arizona State Press

AFSA teaches South African dance styles through Afro-Grooves series

This week the African Students Association at Arizona State University and the Phoenix Chapter of The Links, Incorporated collaborated to create the "Afro-Grooves: Dance Series," which aims to connect ...
The Michigan Daily

‘U’ jazz student discusses South African improvised music’s role under apartheid and today

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook In times of political and social turmoil, the arts have the power to express dissent, unite people ...
The Conversation

The #JerusalemaDanceChallenge showed how Pan African styles can be forged

Dr. Francesca Negro is an independent researcher in Comparative Literature and Performance studies. She is affiliated researcher with The Centre for Comparative Studies at the University of Lisbon ...
NPR

House music is alive and well in South Africa

In much of the world, house music has already had its day — but in South Africa, it is pop music. Here's why this musical genre has remained king. If you travel to South Africa, you will hear house ...