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Amapiano, a Nguni word loosely translated to "the pianos", is a South African subgenre of house music that emerged in South Africa in the mid-2010s. It is a hybrid of deep house, jazz, and lounge music characterized by synths and wide percussive basslines.

There is ambiguity and debate concerning its origins, with various accounts of the musical styles in the Johannesburg townships. Because it has a small similarities with Bacardi, some people assert the genre began in Pretoria but it remains uncertain. Various accounts as to who formed the popular genre make it impossible to accurately pinpoint its origins.

The word amapiano is a IsiZulu or IsiXhosa, or dipiano is a word loosely translated to "the pianos", The genre is mostly sang in Zulu and Xhosa, Sotho, Setswana, Xitsonga, one of South Africa's native tongues.

Amapiano is a subgenre of house and kwaito music. It is a hybrid of deep house, jazz, and lounge music characterised by synths and wide percussive basslines.

Amapiano is distinguished by high-pitched piano melodies, kwaito from South Africa basslines, low tempo 1990s South African house rhythms and percussions from another local subgenre of house known as tribal house.

An important element of the genre is the prevalent use of the "log drum", a wide percussive bassline, which was popularised by producer MDU aka TRP. According to amapiano pioneer Kabza De Small:

I don't know what happened. I don't know how he figured out the log drum. Amapiano music has always been there, but he's the one who came up with the log drum sound. These boys like experimenting. They always check out new plug-ins. So when MDU figured it out, he ran with it.

The use of percussive basslines in South African house music predates amapiano, and was possibly pioneered by kwaito producer M’Du (also known as Mdu Masilela.)

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@ anyone from northern South Africa, Zimbabwe, eSwatini, Mozambique

do you know the "monkey orange" sometimes also called "Natal orange" or "nsala" in Xitsonga. there are a few varieties of this fruit all in the genus Strychnos. we don't get them as far south as Cape Town and I'm just wondering how common they are : like could you get them at Spar or Pick n Pay, or maybe Food Lovers. or at a more specialised farmers' market. or do you have to go out into the bush to find them ?

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Friend, do you have a fun fact in these fridaily times?

Way to get ahead of the game man! Usually, I'm not that awake for a long time before starting work on Fridays, so I don't have time to answer this early in the morning. But today is your lucky Friday, because I woke up at some obscene hour for reasons unknown.

Anyhow! Today You Learned about South Africa's capitals and official languages.

When I was in elementary school, we had a project where each member of the class had to pick a country and do a presentation on it, complete with food. This included the capital and official language. And I when I picked South Africa, I was happy to report that the country I selected had eleven official languages.

Teacher: Well, yes, they have a lot of languages, but what are the official ones? There can only be one or two.

Me: NOPE! They have eleven.

Welp, Wikipedia lists twelve languages, including South African Sign Language, but I'm looking at their constitution and it seems to only list, as I suspected, eleven official languages. (Only eleven. Wow. That's still a lot.)

That's a lot! And according to their constitution, their official languages are!:

The official languages of the Republic are Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa and isiZulu.

I believe that isiXhosa is the language spoken in Wakanda in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as the actor playing T'Chaka could speak it. Which is, um, odd, considering that yes, it's an African language, but it's from another part of the continent than Wakanda (admittedly, a fictional country) is supposed to be. It'd be like if a fictional country near Scandanavia spoke Spanish.

Anyhow, South Africa also has three capitals! One for each branch of government: Cape Town, for the legislative branch, Bloemfontein for the judicial branch, and Pretoria for the executive branch!

So now you know.

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I don't know if people put intros on langblr but here is mine,

Native: Xitsonga

Also speaks: English

Learning: Kiswahili, Mandarin Chinese

Planning to learn: Sepedi, Spanish, Tshivenda

Interested: Lingala, Igbo, Chishona, Siswati, Makhuwa, French, Portuguese

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LAST day to turn in the devils assignment (fieldwork phonology sketch for xitsonga). and then more horrors follow of course.

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Seamy The Pro's Radio Rant: 'Munghana Lonene FM, Hands Off My Tracks!

In the ever-volatile world of music and media, drama often takes center stage. Marabenta star Seamy The Pro has recently stirred the pot with a fiery complaint against Xitsonga radio station Munghana Lonene FM. After discovering he was excluded from their Xitsonga Music Awards nominations, Seamy took to Facebook with a bold and controversial statement. What followed was a whirlwind of online…

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The Name of the King of Peace is ...

Peaceful / Serene ( setswana )

Barefoot ( Xitsonga )

Homie ( setswana )

👑 A Male thing, one of the Lives that knows your thoughts, Wisest of All

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South African Songs Beneath their beaches, mountains and several distinct ecosystems, South Africa offers a captivating music scene of eclectic local talent. We've picked out 7 acts across a range of different genres and styles that we think you should hear, maybe we'll do a second part of the content in the future, but for now it's just going to take a while to get your fill of South Africa's latest musical offerings. 

The period after 1994 saw a dramatic growth in the popularity of Afrikaans music. Numerous new young Afrikaans singers (soloists and groups) released CDs and DVDs and attracted large audiences at "kunstefeeste" (art festivals) such as the "Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees – KKNK" in Oudtshoorn, "Aardklop" in Potchefstroom and "Innibos" in Nelspruit.

Apart from dozens of new songs being introduced into the Afrikaans music market, it became popular for HipHop Music modern young artists to sing old Afrikaans songs on a stage or in a pub, with crowds of young admirers singing along. The reason for the dramatic increase in the popularity of Afrikaans music can be speculated about. One theory is that the end of Apartheid in 1994 also meant the end of the privileged position that the Afrikaans culture had in South Africa. After losing the privileged protection and promotion of the language and the culture by the State, the Afrikaans-speaking community seems to have spontaneously started embracing and developing their language and culture. 

Latest south African biography

Latest south African biography very own BLK JKS played at the 2010 South African World Cup kick-off at Orlando Stadium alongside Alicia Keys, John Legend and The Black Eyed Peas.

This was due to pop artists like Steve Hofmeyr, Nádine, Kurt Darren, and Nicolis Louw bringing a new fresh sound in Afrikaans Music. Many of the songs sung and/or written by these artists are similar in sound to Euro dance music. Critics would claim that all an Afrikaans pop artist needs for a song to be popular is a catchy tune and an easy beat. This is due to the massive popularity of a form of couples dancing called "langarm" or "sokkie". The dance halls where this takes place could be considered as night clubs but they play almost exclusively Afrikaans pop music. The Afrikaans pop music market therefore generates tremendous demand for new material.

The best South African Songs of the month featuring Sho Madjozi, Prince Kaybee, Emtee, Kwesta, Mr JazziQ, DBN Gogo and more. Produced by Tboy Daflame and the legendary Dr. Thomas Chauke, "Shahumba" is a genre-defying record that fuses hard-hitting contemporary drums with Xitsonga traditional music guitar riffs and groove. The visuals start off by showing a portrayal of a young Sho Madjozi who had dreams of being a musician and switches to present day when she is popular and has made a hit with Shahumba (Chauke's clan name) - who is notoriously known for not doing features and has released over 40 albums. Actual footage of Sho Madjozi, as a kid, and her family can be seen towards the end of the video. Talented deejay and producer Prince Kaybee connects with King Monada for the emotive song "Insurance", taken from his latest studio album, The 4th Republic. In the song, King Monada expresses that he requires his potential romantic partner to have insurance before getting into a relationship with him, and advises people not to fall in love without being insured. Rising deejay and producer SayFar dropped the visuals to "Amathafa". The track blends dance music elements with afro-pop and features Mnqobi Yazo, who questions a lover's intention and the strength of their relationship. "Amathafa" is the lead single to SayFar's upcoming debut EP Rhandzu, which means "love" in Xitsonga. Tellaman teams up with Sha Sha and Nigerian artist Oxlade to deliver his new single "Overdue", off the Rhythms of Zamunda compilation album. The infectious Afrobeats-inflected tune is a standout (from the new songs) on the project that features and has songs by some of the continent's best.

Latest south African biography

Latest south African albums very own BLK JKS played at the 2010 South African World Cup kick-off at Orlando Stadium alongside Alicia Keys, John Legend and The Black Eyed Peas.

The band, which was formed in 2000, mixes kwaito, ska, reggae, ambient, jazz, prog in its music. Their debut album After Robots was nominated for two South African Music Awards, including Best Album in 2009.

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SA defends spelling on banknotes amid complaints

The South African Reserve Bank is standing by its decision to change the spelling of Xitsonga text on banknotes, amid complaints by speakers of the language that it is wrong. The bank said the Pan South African Language Board was the “statutory authority on matters” and had approved the spelling on the 100 rand banknote. The text on the new note reads Bangikulu, dropping the “n” on the old currency that read Banginkulu. Some speakers of the language have been disagreeing with the change, saying it is incorrect and there had been no consultation with them. But the reserve bank’s governor is quoted by local media as saying that the new note did not have an error. Lesetja Kganyago said the new spelling was "correcting an error that existed before". Read the full article

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Wir teilen die interessantesten Fakten über Südafrika, die wir auf unserer zweiwöchigen Reise in dieses faszinierende Land gesammelt haben Südafrika ist nicht zuletzt ein Land der Widersprüche. Diese „Regenbogennation“ feiert angeblich den Multikulturalismus, hat aber eine lange und dunkle Geschichte der Rassentrennung. Es ist Teil des größten Naturschutzgebietes der Welt und bleibt dennoch eine Brutstätte der Wilderei. Es hat eine hohe Mordrate, ist aber das einzige Land der Welt, das seine Atomwaffen freiwillig abgebaut hat. Unnötig zu erwähnen, dass Südafrika mit all seinen Macken und Launen ein absolut faszinierendes Land ist. Wir teilen die interessantesten Fakten, die wir auf unserer zweiwöchigen Reise von Kapstadt nach Jo'burg gelernt haben. Interessante Fakten über Südafrika Südafrika hat drei Hauptstädte: Pretoria ist die offizielle Hauptstadt und das Verwaltungszentrum, Kapstadt ist die Hauptstadt der Gesetzgebung und Bloemfontein ist die Hauptstadt der Justiz. (Quelle: CIA World Factbook) Südafrika hat 11 Amtssprachen: isiZulu, isiXhosa, Afrikaans, Sepedi, Setswana, Englisch, Sesotho, Xitsonga, siSwati, Tshivenda und isiNdebele. (Quelle: CIA World Factbook) Von 1948 bis 1991 (43 Jahre) bestimmte das politische System der Apartheid – Herrschaft der weißen Minderheit – jeden Aspekt des Lebens in Südafrika. Im Rahmen dieser Politik trennte die Regierung Schwarze und Weiße, zwang Hunderttausende von Menschen zur Umsiedlung in schwarze „Heimatländer“ und inhaftierte, tötete oder verbannte Gegner. (Quelle: BBC) Rnkadsgn/Shutterstock Nelson Mandela war der erste schwarze Präsident Südafrikas Der Anti-Apartheid-Revolutionär Nelson Mandela wurde von der Regierung für 27 Jahre inhaftiert. Er wurde 1990 unter wachsendem nationalem und internationalem Druck und der Angst vor einem rassistischen Bürgerkrieg freigelassen. Vier Jahre später, 1994, wurde er zum ersten schwarzen Präsidenten Südafrikas gewählt. (Quelle: BBC, Britannica) Eine der charmanteren Tatsachen über Südafrika ist, dass die Vilakazi Street in Soweto die einzige Straße der Welt ist, in der zwei Friedensnobelpreisträger untergebracht waren: Nelson Mandela, der den Preis 1993 gewann, und Erzbischof Desmond Tutu, der 1984 gewann. (Quelle : Guardian, Der Nobelpreis) Südafrika umfasst zwei Binnenstaaten; es umgibt Lesotho vollständig und Eswatini (Swasiland) fast vollständig. (Quelle: CIA World Factbook) Atlas & Boots Südafrika ist die Heimat des vom Aussterben bedrohten afrikanischen Pinguins Südafrika und das benachbarte Namibia sind die Heimat des vom Aussterben bedrohten afrikanischen Pinguins. Die Art ist seit den frühen 1980er Jahren um mehr als 60 % zurückgegangen. (Quelle: Britannica) In Südafrika treffen sich der Atlantische Ozean und der Indische Ozean entlang der südlichen und südwestlichen Kapküste zwischen Cape Agulhas und Cape Point. (Quelle: The New York Times) Es ist möglich, in den Bergketten der Drakensberg-Region in Südafrika und im benachbarten Lesotho Ski zu fahren. Tiffindell ist ein beliebter Ferienort und bietet eine Vielzahl von Winteraktivitäten. (Quelle: BBC) Atlas & Boots Südafrika ist einer der besten Orte der Welt, um Wildtiere zu beobachten Der Krüger-Nationalpark ist einer der besten Orte der Welt, um wild lebende Tiere zu sehen, einschließlich der fünf großen Wildtiere (Elefanten, Löwen, Leoparden, Nashörner und Büffel). Im Jahr 2002 schloss sich Kruger mit dem Limpopo-Park in Mosambik und dem Gonarezhou-Nationalpark in Simbabwe zusammen, um den Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park zu bilden, der ungefähr so ​​groß ist wie die Niederlande und als das größte Naturschutzgebiet der Welt gilt. (Quelle: Britannica) In Südafrika leben fast 80 % der Nashörner der Welt. Leider wurde es am härtesten von Wilderern getroffen, wobei jedes Jahr mehr als 1.000 Nashörner getötet wurden. (Quelle: Save The Rhino) Der ikonische Tafelberg ist eines der New7Wonders of Nature. Mit 1.085 m ist es nicht die Höhe des Berges, sondern

seine Breite, die am beeindruckendsten ist; die kahle, vernarbte Nordwand erstreckt sich über drei Kilometer. (Quelle: New7Wonders) Alexcpt_photography/Shutterstock Kapstadts berühmter Tafelberg JRR Tolkien, der berühmte Autor von Der Herr der Ringe und Der Hobbit, wurde 1892 in Bloemfontein in Südafrika geboren. Er verließ das Land mit seiner Familie im Alter von vier Jahren und wuchs anschließend in England auf. (Quelle: Britannica) Die Karoo-Region in Südafrika enthält den vollständigsten und ununterbrochensten Fossilienbestand des Lebens auf der Erde, von vor etwa 260 Millionen Jahren bis vor 180 Millionen Jahren. Es beherbergt einige der besten Fossilien früher Dinosaurier und war maßgeblich daran beteiligt, das wissenschaftliche Establishment davon zu überzeugen, dass sich Säugetiere aus Reptilien und nicht direkt aus Amphibien entwickelt haben. (Quelle: New Scientist) Vor ungefähr zwei Milliarden Jahren stürzte ein Meteor von der Größe eines Berges (ungefähr 10 km im Durchmesser) auf die Erde und bildete einen zwischen 180 und 300 km breiten Krater; was heute als Vredefort Dome in Südafrika bekannt ist. Der Aufprall bleibt das weltweit größte bekannte Einzelenergiefreisetzungsereignis. (Quelle: NASA, UNESCO) Gemeinfrei Der Ursprung des Vredefort Dome ist eine der interessantesten Fakten über Südafrika Südafrika beherbergt 10 UNESCO-Welterbestätten, darunter Robben Island, wo Nelson Mandela inhaftiert war, und der bereits erwähnte Vredefort Dome. (Quelle: UNESCO) Eine der ermutigendsten Tatsachen über Südafrika ist, dass es 2006 als fünftes Land der Welt die gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe anerkannte. (Quelle: The New York Times) Der „Sardinenlauf“ ist eines der größten Meeresereignisse der Welt und findet von Mai bis Juli entlang der Ostküste Südafrikas statt. Die Untiefen sind so groß – 15 km lang und 4 km breit – dass sie sogar aus dem Weltraum gesehen werden können. (Quelle: BBC, National Geographic) Greg Lecoeur/Fair Use Der Sardine Run ist eines der größten Meeresereignisse der Welt Die erste menschliche Herztransplantation wurde 1967 im Groote Schuur Hospital in Kapstadt durchgeführt. Das Herz eines 26-jährigen Verkehrsunfallopfers, Denise Darvall, wurde einem 54-jährigen Lebensmittelhändler, Louis Washkansky, transplantiert. Leider starb Washkansky 18 Tage nach der Operation. (Quelle: BBC) Der berühmte Aktivist Mahatma Gandhi lebte 21 Jahre lang in Südafrika. Es wird gesagt, dass er dort seine politischen Ansichten, Ethik und Politik entwickelt hat, aber er wurde auch für seine Ansichten gegenüber schwarzen Südafrikanern kritisiert. (Quelle: BBC) Violett/Shutterstock Gandhi verbrachte 21 Jahre in Südafrika Eine der interessantesten Tatsachen über Südafrika ist, dass es das einzige Land der Welt ist, das freiwillig selbst gebaute und kontrollierte Atomwaffen abgebaut hat. (Quelle: The Atlantic) Mit 216 m ist die Bloukrans Bridge in Südafrika einer der längsten Bungeesprünge der Welt – ein ganzes Stück länger als Kias Nevis-Bungejump in Neuseeland! (Quelle: CNN) Lonely Planet Südafrika, Lesotho & Swasiland ist ein umfassender Reiseführer für Südafrika, ideal für diejenigen, die sowohl die wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten erkunden als auch weniger befahrene Straßen wählen möchten. Hauptbild: Toniflap/Shutterstock .

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South Africa has 11 official languages: Zulu, isiXhosa, Afrikaans, Sepedi, Setswana, English, Sesotho, Xitsonga, Siswati, Tshivenda and Ndebele. Many black South Africans are reluctant to use Afrikaans. The elite university, Stellenbosch, came under fire in 2015 for using Afrikaans in lectures, with some students saying they struggled in classes because of it. In 2021, the university announced its recommitment to a multilingual language policy, including Afrikaans, English and isiXhosa.

‘Ryanair Afrikaans test: South African fury over language quiz’, BBC

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Rhandzu Lucretia is a soulful Music Artist from South Africa who merges her Tsonga tradition with modern contemporary influences from across the globe. She prides herself on being able to express her culture in a way that is fully unique to the essence of her core. Rhandzu Lucretia's soulful voice transcends across different worlds. She manages to capture her listeners' attention - breaking through barriers and ushering in a new fusion. ​ After High School, Rhandzu Lucretia studied music briefly at Eastside College for a year and then pursued a qualification in Fashion Design at Tshwane University of Technology. Upon completion, she started carving out a career in multiple industries. Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, Rhandzu Lucretia recognized she had strayed far from her life purpose. It was during this crisis where she had enough time to start working on her music. "Everything in life has been planned out to precision. Nothing happens without a reason. The intention is always for our good. I believe that opportunity comes during a crisis. It is not always dressed up attractively and it takes a ready soul to recognize it when it comes."

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Meet the multi talented Xitsonga Sports Commentator: Akani Nukeri

Meet the multi talented Xitsonga Sports Commentator: Akani Nukeri

Photo: Akani Nukeri Facebook Hello My Name is Akani Nukeri, Born in a Small Village named “Nkuri ka Tomu” under Giyani Municipality and then relocated to Tzaneen, at Shiluvane Village. I’m a multi Talented individual doing Music, Sports and verbal arts like soccer commentating during Festive Seasons at the local sport grounds. I started on Wisani Burial society Football Tournament where I…

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