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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 ...
Yahoo

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

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 ...

White House hits out at South African leader for 'running his mouth' over US boycott of G20

The White House hit out Thursday at South Africa's leader for “running his mouth” over the United States' boycott of this weekend's Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg in another diplomatic rift ...
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 ...