Top 5 Amapiano Duos In South Africa. With amapiano being the biggest and hottest genre in the country right now, it has been rapidly growing as the both the demand of new music and the releases from artists continue. As amapiano continued to dominate this year, the genre’s top production duos have come to the forefront to lead the charge.
Check out these 5 Amapiano Duos:
scorpion Kings
The duo comprises of arguably the two best amapiano producers around, DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small.Together, they’ve formed an integral part in the genre booming across the globe over the past year, by relentlessly churning out hit after hit.
Major League DJz
Major League DJz have always had a knack for positioning themselves near wherever musical trends are leading towards.Their cosying up with the genre’s hottest acts over the past few years has allowed them to stay abreast with the likes of the Scorpion Kings when it comes to mainstream visibility.The twins have seemingly mastered the business of music, and they’re making the most of it.
MFR Souls
MFR Souls is an South African Amapiano music duo founded in 2012 by Tumelo Nedondwe and Tumelo Mabe, both of whom are DJ and music producer. MFR Souls have shown no signs of slowing down since they emerged with 2019’s inescapable amapiano hit, “Love You Tonight”, a single that helped thrust them and featured vocalist Sha Sha into continental stars.They’ve followed that up with three impressive albums and countless collaborations. Their most recent single, “Konka” featuring Big Zulu has become somewhat of a theme song for the popular Soweto nightclub it’s named after.
Zuma & Reece Madlisa
The Amaroto duo consist of Zuma whose real name is Sabelo, and Reece Madlisa. The two came into the limelight in 2020 through a hit single Umsebenzi Wethu which has done incredibly well in the music streaming platforms. Since then, the two have been releasing a number of hit singles one after the other.
Mellow & Sleazy
Mellow & Sleazy is a music duo from South Africa, made up of a DJ/Producer and vocalist. Mellow and Sleazy have been hugely prolific in 2021, curating hit after hit for and alongside artists such as Focalistic, Mr JazziQ, DJ Maphorisa and Young Stunna.Their two viral singles “Nkao Tempela” and “Bopha” are each worthy contenders for song of the year, and their recent project “Kwa Kwa” is among the best projects to drop in this end of year amapiano flourish.
