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    De Mthuda, Kwiish SA, Mr JazziQ, DBN Gogo, Focalistic, and others perform the best amapiano

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    Amapiano has maintained its supremacy over few months with De Mthuda, Kwiish SA, Mr JazziQ, DBN Gogo, Focalistic,

    There’s no escape from the genre, whether it’s through streaming services, social media, radio, television, or other mediums buzzing with De Mthuda, Kwiish SA, Mr JazziQ, DBN Gogo, Focalistic,

    De Mthuda, Kwiish SA, Mr JazziQ, DBN Gogo, Focalistic, and others perform the best amapiano
    De Mthuda, Kwiish SA, Mr JazziQ, DBN Gogo, Focalistic, and others perform the best amapiano

    We’ve compiled a list of our favorite amapiano songs from 2021 thus far, in no particular order.

    Mr JazziQ x Kabza De Small x Lady Du “Woza” (featuring Boohle)

    De Mthuda, Kwiish SA, Mr JazziQ, DBN Gogo, Focalistic, and others perform the best amapiano
    Mr Jazziq

    Mr JazziQ, who Spotify SA recently announced as the most streamed South African artist by Gen Z audiences, had a crazy 2020 and is continuing his run.

    De Mthuda, Kwiish SA, Mr JazziQ, DBN Gogo, Focalistic, and others perform the best amapiano
    Mr Jazziq

    For his first release of 2021, he enlisted “Piano King” Kabza De Small, Lady Du, and Boohle for the inviting “Woza”

    Semi Tee & Mdu aka TRP “Isingisi” (featuring Sir Trill)

    De Mthuda, Kwiish SA, Mr JazziQ, DBN Gogo, Focalistic, and others perform the best amapiano
    Semi Tee

    Semi Tee, of “Labantwana Ama’Uber” fame, teamed up with burgeoning producer Mdu aka TRP for a collaborative project titled Tales of The 2 Peers.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW2tL6Hz3x4

    DBN Gogo x Blaqnick x MasterBlaq “Khuza Gogo” (featuring Mpura, Ama Avenger, and M.J)

    Off the strength and success of their previous singles “French Kiss” and “Whistling Man”,

    De Mthuda, Kwiish SA, Mr JazziQ, DBN Gogo, Focalistic, and others perform the best amapiano
    Dbn Gogo

    DBN Gogo and production duo Blaqnick & MasterBlaq teamed up for “Khuza Gogo”. If anything, this song speaks to the genre’s collaborative nature.

    Kwiish SA “LiyoShona” (featuring Malumnator, Njelic & De Mthuda)

    De Mthuda, Kwiish SA, Mr JazziQ, DBN Gogo, Focalistic, and others perform the best amapiano
    Kwiish SA

    Kwiish SA‘s breakout song “Iskhathi (Gong Gong)” was pivotal in the broader mainstream acceptance of amapiano in early 2019, so much that some people casually referred to the sound as “gong gong”.

    Busta 929 “Ekseni” (featuring Boohle and Zuma)

    Busta 929 released “Ekseni” as a follow-up to the platinum-selling smash hit “Umsebenzi Wethu”.

    De Mthuda, Kwiish SA, Mr JazziQ, DBN Gogo, Focalistic, and others perform the best amapiano
    Busta 929

    Enlisting the talents of vocalists Boohle and Zuma, “Ekseni” sees Busta step out as a lead solo act, after releasing a collaborative EP and co-producing a lot of hit songs with Mr JazziQ last year.

    Junior De Rocka & Lady Du “Catalia” (featuring Mr JazziQ, Mellow & Sleazy)

    Vocalist Lady Du has been riding on a high horse since getting recognition after her contribution to Mr JazziQ‘s “Superstar”, last August.

    De Mthuda, Kwiish SA, Mr JazziQ, DBN Gogo, Focalistic, and others perform the best amapiano
    Junior De Rocka

    Since then she has been a regular feature on some of the biggest amapiano hits. She closed off 2020 with the DBN Gogo-assisted “Dakiwe” and opened this year with “Catalia”.

    Killer Kau & Mr JazziQ “Amaneighbour” (featuring Reece Madlisa, Zuma and ThackzinDJ)

    Killer Kau has come a long way from being a viral sensation to becoming a certified hitmaker.

    De Mthuda, Kwiish SA, Mr JazziQ, DBN Gogo, Focalistic, and others perform the best amapiano
    killer kau

    The “Kataliya” artist kicked off the year with a new single titled “Amaneighbour”.

    The song is a street anthem and gets amapiano lovers dancing at the groove.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVCJuFld5X4

    De Mthuda “Abekho Ready” (Maplankeng Reshuffle) (featuring Sir Trill & Da Muziqal Chef)

    De Mthuda and Ntokzin initially released “Maplankeng” as a single in October and included it in their joint album Ace Of Spades released in December.

    De Mthuda, Kwiish SA, Mr JazziQ, DBN Gogo, Focalistic, and others perform the best amapiano
    De Mthuda

    In January this year, the prolific producer decided to reshuffle his spades and brought in Sir Trill to add vocals on the beat. Sir Trill, as he continues to show, understood the assignment and delivered.

    Focalistic x Mr JazziQ “GUPTA” (featuring Lady Du & Mellow and Sleazy)

    Amapiano heavy hitters Focalistic and Mr JazziQ put out their much-teased collaborative single “GUPTA”, which features vocalist Lady Du and production duo Mellow and Sleazy.

    De Mthuda, Kwiish SA, Mr JazziQ, DBN Gogo, Focalistic, and others perform the best amapiano
    Focalistic

    This aspirational song came after the release of Mr JazziQ‘s album Party With The English and the success of Focalistic’s “Ke Sta r Remix”.

    De Mthuda, Kwiish SA, Mr JazziQ, DBN Gogo, Focalistic, and others perform the best amapiano
    Focalistic

    The two reportedly have an upcoming EP together and Focalistic has also revealed that he has another EP with Nigerian superstar Davido, as well as unreleased music with Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz and Ghana’s Stonebwoy.