In Nigeria, the catchy sound of Amapiano, with its bass lines that vibrate the speakers, is enjoying a certain popularity in clubs. Nigerian DJs play both the Afrobeats variant and South African Amapiano to kick off the evenings.
A leading Amapiano figure, DJ Maphorisa, recently took to social media to offer advice to Nigerian DJs on how to best play South African Amapiano songs.
Maphorisa criticized the use of high BPM (beats per minute) by Nigerian DJs when playing Amapiano songs. According to him, a BPM as high as 160 when playing Amapiano strips the music of its essential components.
“Amapiano should not be rushed. 160 BPM is too high. Please reduce it to 130,” Maphorisa said during his Instagram live session.
DJ Maphorisa is a popular figure in the Nigerian music industry, having collaborated with several Afrobeats stars like Wizkid and Lojay.
Since 2020, Amapiano has become a major part of Afrobeats, with many Nigerian artists benefiting from the integration of this South African trend.
Alongside this excitement around Amapiano, a search for images of DJ Maphorisa and artists of the genre setting fire to clubs across Nigeria could provide a captivating visual insight into this vibrant music scene.
In addition, it would be wise to provide links to existing articles on the blog, to provide more context and resources to readers wishing to learn more about this growing musical phenomenon.