Preface
The classroom lights flicker back on — and the groove resumes. Amapiano School Vol. 4 is where practice meets philosophy, where rhythm is theory, and every drop, chord, and breath becomes instruction. This volume is built on continuity and collaboration: the return of familiar professors (Kabza, Maphorisa, Kelvin Momo, Mas Musiq) alongside the ever-curious experimentalist Carbon the Element, whose sonic edits transform tradition into new terrain.
Vol. 4 plays like a full-day lecture: morning devotion, mid-tempo reflection, and evening fire. It’s a study in movement — the sacred (“Praise You”, “Ubuhle Bakho”), the sensual (“Ngisakuthanda”, “Empini”), the abstract (“Mabebuza Ocean”, “Colours of Mabebuza”), and the anthemic (“Bayazi”). Each track contributes to a living archive of Amapiano’s evolution — where gospel, jazz, soul, and street sound systems coexist, teaching us that the genre isn’t static; it’s breathing, remixing, remembering, and becoming.
Attendance is once again mandatory. Pens down. Volume up.
Course Outline (in track order)
Lesson 1: Morning Theory – Awakening & Devotion (Tracks 1–5)
1 → “Awake” — Kelvin Momo (feat. Poizen & Earful Soul)
2 → “Novacane Awake” — Carbon the Element x Frank Ocean x Kelvin Momo
3 → “Matswale (Scorpion Kings Remix)” — Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa (feat. Caiphus Semenya)
4 → “Praise You” — Artwork Sounds (feat. Kabza De Small & Stakev)
5 → “Asiyeni” — Sfarzo Rtee, Jazzworx & Thukuthela (feat. DBN Gogo)
Lesson 2: Rhythm Labs – Groove Mechanics (Tracks 6–10)
6 → “Umjita” — Piano City, Zee_nhle & Dj Jaivane (feat. Royce77 & Major League Djz)
7 → “Ngisakuthanda” — Zee Nxumalo & TBO (feat. PYY Log Drum King, DJ Tearz & Dr Thulz)
8 → “Ubuhle Bakho” — DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Kabza De Small (feat. Phila Dlozi)
9 → “Imnandi Lento” — Mellow & Sleazy, SjavasDaDeejay & TitoM (feat. Tman Xpress)
10 → “As’galavante” — Mas Musiq, Daliwonga & DJ Maphorisa
Lesson 3: Remix & Reconstruction – The Mabebuza Method (Tracks 11–15)
11 → “Mabebuza (Mdu aka TRP Remix)” — Maline Aura, Drega & MDI-J aka TRP
12 → “Colours of Mabebuza (Extended Mix)” — Carbon the Element x Vybz Kartel x MDU aka TRP
13 → “Mabebuza Ocean (No Jay Z)” — Carbon the Element x Frank Ocean x MDU aka TRP
14 → “Uyangithwala” — Stixx & Nvcho (feat. Babalwa M, Thatohatsi & Sia Mzizi)
15 → “Empini” — Kelvin Momo (feat. Thatohatsi)
Lesson 4: Afternoon Studies – Reflections & Resonance (Tracks 16–20)
16 → “Lutho” — Dj Jaivane, Smaki 08 & Wesley Keys (feat. De Rose)
17 → “Iphupho” — Kabza De Small & Kelvin Momo (feat. Thatohatsi)
18 → “Flight Mode” — Kelvin Momo & Mashudu (feat. Tycoon & Omit ST)
19 → “Eningi (Remix)” — Kabza De Small (feat. Njelic, GL_Ceejay, Mthunzi & Mkeyz)
20 → “Soweto Grooves 3.0” — Kelvin Momo
Lesson 5: Evening Electives – The Extended Mix (Tracks 21–25)
21 → “Amanxeba” — sami kay, Rox Roberson & Misokuhle
22 → “Ungangilimazi” — DJ MOSCOW, Brandon Dhludhlu & Cnethemba Gonelo (feat. Frank Mabeat)
23 → “10K Yey’nkomo” — Aymos, Mas Musiq & Samthing Soweto (feat. Sha Sha)
24 → “Abalozi” — Kabza De Small, Da Muziqal Chef & DJ Maphorisa (feat. Sykes & Mnqobi Yazo)
25 → “Bayazi” — Sjavas Da Deejay, Titom & Vyno Keys (feat. Cowboii, Mellow & Sleazy & Nobantu Vilakazi)
Office Hours: Conducted live in the mix by Carbon the Element.
Homework: Revisit the transitions — note how “Awake” becomes “Novacane,” how “Mabebuza” fragments into three interpretations, and how “Bayazi” seals the lesson in movement.
Assignment: Study. Dance. Reflect. Repeat.
From Africa… With Love.
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