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Don t show me this message again✕ Heavy on melody: Zimbabwean vocalist Sha Sha, one of a wave of amapiano artists blowing up in 2021 (Nigel Stock) A s the UK starts to open up again and the faint calls of bars, clubs and rooftop parties get closer and closer, it’s time to wonder aloud what the sound of our summer will be. Could it be time for another season of jazz? With festivals primed for a comeback, perhaps big, raucous indie rock will dominate. Or maybe there’ll be a second wind for some of the Afrobeats and fusion records that helped bring some sunshine to a dreary lockdown, from Wizkid and Amaarae to Grammy winner Burna Boy. ....
Awards season beckons. Yesterday, the 27th edition of the annual SA Music Awards (Samas) kicked off with the announcement of this year’s nomination list. Naturally, this had opinions flying back and forth, with music fans once again decrying the final selection list. Among the more controversial nominees is Boity Thulo in the hip-hop album of the year category OMG!!!! OMG!!!! OMG!!!! ?????????????? I GOT A SAMA NOMINATION FOR BEST HIP HOP ALBUM!!!!!! ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/jfFo1IdKKW 4436 OUT NOW (@Boity) May 19, 2021 The rapper will battle it out against Nadia Nakai, Nasty C, Yanga Chief and Zakwe. Boity’s 4436 (her first musical project) was, of course, an EP – not an album – but the awards committee seems to be unbothered about distinguishing between the two. Last year, Yanga Chief received the award for his EP, Becoming a Pop Star. ....
Amapiano star Kabza De Small tops SAMA27 nominations 19 May 2021 - 21:30 Image: SUPPLIED Amapiano star Kabza De Small walked away with six nominations at the 27th edition of South African Music Awards (SAMAs) that were announced on Wednesday.on His album I Am the King of Amapiano: Sweet & Dust got the Album of the Year, Male Artist of the Year and Best Amapiano Album nod. Once Upon A Time in Lockdown, his collaboration with DJ Maphorisa (Scorpion Kings) also scored Duo / Group of the Year, Album of the Year and Best Amapiano Album bringing his tally to six nominations. KwaZulu-Natal sensation and music producer Sun-El Musician got five nominations. Born Sanele Sithole, the singer, who released his second album ....
okayafrica Images supplied. Review: New Scorpion Kings and TRESOR Album Takes Amapiano To New Spheres Pioneering amapiano duo TRESOR strike gold on their joint album Rumble In The Jungle . Scorpion Kings, the duo made up of producers Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa, continues to spearhead and make efforts to take amapiano to new spheres. They are part of a handful of the genre s acts who have performed outside South Africa in countries such as Tanzania and Kenya where the yanos is proving to be popular. Kabza De Small s 2020 album I Am The King of Amapiano: Sweet and Dust features Nigerian heavyweights and recent Grammy winners Wizkid and Burna Boy. For me, it s like we are just expanding the amapiano wave so other people can reach it and we can grow the music, DJ Maphorisa said in the album s official press statement. ....