INTERVIEW: How Amapiano music gained a loyal following in Nigeria - Focalistic
Summary by NewsWall Aug 13 23
- Amapiano, arguably South Africa's hottest music genre and cultural export right now, has spread like wildfire across Africa and worldwide.
- It's impossible to trace the origin of Amapiano music without speaking with some of the genre's front liners like Focalistic, Young Stunna, dancer and singer Kamo Mphela, or visiting one of the birthplaces of Amapiano, Jack Budha in Mamelodi.
- Like his peers, Focalistic recognizes Jack Budha in Mamelodi as an integral part of Amapiano history in South Africa and his career.
- It just happened spiritually - the universe - and that's the direction we're going with music; everything has to make sense like that.
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