Question 1

What is Amapiano music?

Accepted Answer

Amapiano is a South African style of house music that grew out of Gauteng province in the 2010s. It blends deep house, jazz and lounge with piano melodies and the log drum bass sound. Afrobeats.no has a genre guide to Amapiano.

Question 2

What is the difference between Afrobeats and Amapiano?

Accepted Answer

Afrobeats developed in West Africa, mainly Nigeria and Ghana, and in the diaspora, mixing West African rhythms with pop, hip-hop and dancehall. Amapiano comes from South Africa and builds on house music with piano melodies and log drum bass. Afrobeats.no has a genre guide for each.

Question 3

What genres are covered on Afrobeats.no?

Accepted Answer

Afrobeats.no covers afro music as it is heard in Norway. The genre guides currently cover Afrobeats and Amapiano, and the glossary also explains terms from related styles.

Question 4

How do the Afrobeats charts work on Afrobeats.no?

Accepted Answer

The track chart lists songs from Deezer's editorial Afrobeats and Amapiano playlists, ranked by Deezer's popularity score. Community votes join the ranking once there is a membership behind them; the page says which rule applies. It does not measure what people in Norway listen to. The page shows when the data was last synced from Deezer. Afrobeats Norge Topp 20, the weekly chart of what is actually played in Norway, is published when its first edition is ready.

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