Africa Now

Africa Now

With the DJ Exit collab “Intsango”—featuring established acts including CowBoii, Ceeka RSA and Tyrone Dee, alongside emerging vocal talents like Marsey—South African amapiano beatsmith and “Mnike” hitmaker Tyler ICU argues that the genre’s superproducers are only just getting started. “I think [producers] push a lot in terms of keeping the culture of the music going,” he tells Apple Music. “The beats are able to introduce new vocalists all the time. You don’t have to have one vocalist just running for a long period of time. It opens up the industry more, because we’re able to get one artist who can come and their life can be changed, then another artist can come and their life can be changed as well. Having the producers at the forefront of our music has been one of the best things.” Hear “Intsango” on Africa Now, the playlist that brings together the sounds of the continent, from hip-hop, highlife, Afrobeats and alté to house, Afrobongo and kuduro—and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

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