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amapiano

amapiano noun: a house music subgenre that emerged in South Africa, often incorporating jazz piano and lounge music.

Noun

amapiano (uncountable)

  1. (South Africa) A house music subgenre that emerged in South Africa, often incorporating jazz piano and lounge music.
    • A new generation of amapiano artists reference kwaito not only in terms of its style but for what it meant to the culture, as the soundtrack to a generation breaking free from the oppression of Apartheid.2021 September 22, Nkgopoleng Moloi, “Amapiano: inside South Africa’s sound of freedom”, in Dazed

Origin of amapiano

Borrowed from Zulu [Term?] (literally “the pianos”).

Questions about amapiano

What does amapiano mean?
Amapiano means a house music subgenre that emerged in South Africa, often incorporating jazz piano and lounge music.
What part of speech is amapiano?
Amapiano is a noun.

Words near amapiano in the dictionary

  1. amanullin
  2. Amanus
  3. amapa
  4. amapakati
  5. amapakatis
  6. amapiano
  7. Amapondo
  8. Amapá
  9. Amaqua
  10. Amar
  11. Amar Opening

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