Amapiano Awards Organisation Announces 3 Amapiano Stars Set To Perform At The Awards Ceremony. Amapiano artists in the country are being recognised with an award show that focuses on them and their sound. The announcement of the the first South African Amapiano Music Awards was made on Twitter to highlight notable achievers within a genre that’s taking the world by storm.
The amapiano awards organisation had earlier announced that the official date for the ceremony will be on h 23rd of Otober 2021. With that said, they have confirmed three amapiano artists who will perform at the event. They announced Mr JaziQ and Amaroto (Zuma and Reece Madlisa). They wrote, “Abuti wa di operation and Amaroto will be setting the South African Amapiano Awards stage on fire come the 23rd of October . Danko !.”
In a statement on their website, the governing body said it felt the genre wasn’t getting sufficient recognition for its efforts. They said: “For its first instalment the governing body considered artists’ contributions to the genre and musical projects that were released from January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021.”
The categories include Friends Of Amapiano, which recognises artists who are not necessarily classified as amapiano acts but have made notable contributions to the genre; and Best Amapiano Street Dancer, a category that awards dancers who propel both the music and Yanos culture through their distinctive street dance moves.
Winners will receive R10 000, with the exception of the Amapiano Song of the Year winner who will be awarded R50 000. Some of the nominees in the Friends Of Amapiano category include, Cassper Nyovest, Vetkuk vs Mahoota, Riky Rick, Oskido and Mi Casa while songs like “John Vuligate”, “Catalia”, “Khuza Gogo”, “Vula Mlomo” and “Dakiwe” were nominated in the category Most Viral Amapiano Song of the Year.
