Mzansi Reacts To Viral Video Of Dancers In America Dancing To Amapiano. Amapiano keeps gathering more fans and audience across the globe, and a video of some international dancers have gone viral on social media. Amapiano has entertained keen ears for almost a decade now. The genre’s rapid growth and evolution was driven by hundreds of hopeful producers who have persistently dug into new sounds to produce endless hit songs that have become favourites to both national and international audience.
With that being, a video making rounds on social media of dancers in Washington DC, America dancing to amapiano has caught the attention of South Africans and piano lovers. A skilful group of Nigerian-American dancers took to the streets of Washington DC to show their love for South African amapiano music.
Three black guys rocked in white towels took were recorded dancing across the Zebra line in the streets of Washington DC. While another group dressed like they just left a wedding ceremony saw their dance moves and decided to join them. The track being played in the background is called ‘Woza’ by Kabza De Small, Mr JazziQ, Lady Du and Boohle.
The video received a lot of different reactions from South Africans. See more reactions below:
This isn’t the first time amapiano reached international keen ears, the likes of Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, Luda Chris and Usher are in the record. Amapiano to the world, it is indeed.
As a result of the constant supply and growing appetite of listeners, amapiano is now the biggest music genre in South Africa in terms of consumption. And its hits have tipped the scale by hitmaking machines like DJ Maphors Mr JazziQ, De Mthuda and Focalistic who have all belted out an impressive catalogue rocking local airwaves. Meanwhile, amapiano heavyweights Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa have been slow on the uptake in 2021, although they’ve contributed to a number of current chart toppers.