5 Amapiano Artists Spotify Africa Announced To Look Out For This Year. Spotify promises another roll-call of amazing artists in 2023, ready to break through to fame and mainstream streaming success. If anything, African music has consistently unfurled waves of new, fresh talent every year who have propelled the global interest in Afrobeats, Amapiano and its many other sub-genres.
2022 was a breakout year for artists like Buju, Costa Titch and Asake, whose success propelled them into Wrapped top lists at the end of 2022. And while those talents took their voices to the main stage, a slew of rising stars was also laying the groundwork for their own breakout year.
Some of these musicians are primed to release their best music in the coming months. Others have enjoyed early success on Spotify, and show many indications of even greater success on the horizon. Others are relatively new elements, developing new takes on familiar sounds that harken towards major shifts in popular music.
PABI COOPERWith her hit single Waga Bietjie doing numbers on social media, and a feature on the lineup for Afro Nation Portugal- 2023 is shaping up to be Pabi Cooper’s best yet. A professional football referee turned dancer and singer- this triple threat is sure to heat up playlists throughout the year.
NKOSAZANA DAUGHTER – 21-year-old singer-songwriter Nkosazana Daughter is a fast-rising star in the Amapiano genre. In 2023 she received her first award nomination in the “Best Female MVP” category at the SoundCity MVP Awards Festival, making her a definite artist to watch.
YOUNG STUNNA – With massive hit tracks like SETE (feat. Young Stunna & Blxckie) and Adiwele (feat. Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa), Young Stunna has made his mark within the Amapiano genre – and he’s only going up from here.
BOONTLE RSA – A regular feature on over a dozen of 2022’s hottest Amapiano tracks including Wenza Kanjani and POLO, this South African artist and songwriter is primed to make 2023 his breakout year.
UNCLE WAFFLES – Lungelihle Zwane, or Uncle Waffles, has quickly established herself as a major driver of fashion, music, and Amapiano culture. Following her social media virality in 2021, she shot into stardom – with her track Tanzania topping charts for months on end.
