BY MBALI TEBELE
SOUTH African duo, Banele and Bandile Mbere popularly known as Major League DJz have dropped their first collaborative amapiano album with the U.S.-based trio of Diplo, Walshy Fire and Ape Drums, Major Lazer.
Walshy Fire, frontman of Major Lazer shared that amapiano is one of the most exciting thing that is happening in the continent as it is known as the centre of musical energy.
“Africa is the centre of musical energy for the whole world right now, and amapiano is easily one of the most exciting things happening.
"It’s blown up all over the continent, but it all started in South Africa, and Major League Djz are in the middle of everything. As soon as we got to experience their movement in real life, we knew we just had to collaborate," he said.
The album includes the previously released singles “Koo Koo Fun” (featuring Tiwa Savage and DJ Maphorisa); “Designer” featuring Joeboy; and “Mamgobhozi” featuring the late South African music icon and activist Brenda Fassie, as well as a pair of guest appearances from R&B superstar Ty Dolla $ign (“Smoking & Drinking,” “Oh Yeah”). South African acts featured on the project include Msaki, Gaba Cannal, Russell Zuma, Yumbs, Boniface, DJ Rico and fast-rising singer Tyla, who appears on the album’s stunning focus track “Ke Shy.”
A fusion of soulful house music, African rhythms and jazzy piano melodies, amapiano is the latest outgrowth of South Africa’s deeply rooted dance music culture. Major League Djz is both pioneers of amapiano and its de facto global ambassadors, having brought global audiences into South Africa’s club scene over the last three years through their live-streamed Balcony Mix events, which regularly generate millions of views on YouTube.
MAJOR LEAGUE DJZ & MAJOR LAZER—PIANO REPUBLIK
1. Smoking & Drinking feat. Ty Dolla $ign
2. Ke Shy feat. Tyla & LuuDaDeejay
3. Ngibambe feat. Gaba Cannal & Russell Zuma
4. Designer feat. Joeboy
5. Koo Koo Fun feat. Tiwa Savage & DJ Maphorisa
6. Mamgobhozi feat. Brenda Fassie
7. Oh Yeah feat. Ty Dolla $ign
8. Stop & Go feat. Msaki
9. Higher Ground ft. Boniface
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