I have never heard of this genre (Amapiano) before, what would you say are its distinct features that feed into that formula? The Wikipedia article was not particularly helpful, for example it mentioned piano melodies but they were very rare in the mixes I listened to. The log drums were the main aspect that seemed consistent throughout most tracks.
Log drums are tiring after an hour. I hope one day they depart from that ingredient.
There is rarely piano but when there is then it is electric piano which has a very different sound you may not recognize(?)
The other elements are shakers and…
a single note or chord stab on the off-beat (or every second off-beat, sometimes every second on-beat for variety).
Amazingly this song reached #1 in South Africa? Syncopated rhythm and no vocals — I don’t know of such a #1 track anywhere in the world. SA has rhythm.
This guy (with a Greek Father) was huge but died young. Here is another track of his.
Here is s long mix by a woman from that #1 track. More that she was popular enough to play in Australia (long way from SA and not many give available here).
There is rarely piano but when there is then it is electric piano which has a very different sound you may not recognize(?)
Yes, that’s probably true. I guess from the genres I am coming from I mentally associate the word “piano” with a specific sound emulating that of a non-electric/traditional piano with some added reverb and sometimes delay.
In finding this Rhodes piano video for you I finally realise that the very low bass notes have a grungey tone (clipping distortion). I even played one of these weekly at my music teacher’s place but did not notice.
I have never heard of this genre (Amapiano) before, what would you say are its distinct features that feed into that formula? The Wikipedia article was not particularly helpful, for example it mentioned piano melodies but they were very rare in the mixes I listened to. The log drums were the main aspect that seemed consistent throughout most tracks.
Log drums are tiring after an hour. I hope one day they depart from that ingredient.
There is rarely piano but when there is then it is electric piano which has a very different sound you may not recognize(?)
The other elements are shakers and…
a single note or chord stab on the off-beat (or every second off-beat, sometimes every second on-beat for variety).
Amazingly this song reached #1 in South Africa? Syncopated rhythm and no vocals — I don’t know of such a #1 track anywhere in the world. SA has rhythm.
This guy (with a Greek Father) was huge but died young. Here is another track of his.
Here is s long mix by a woman from that #1 track. More that she was popular enough to play in Australia (long way from SA and not many give available here).
Yes, that’s probably true. I guess from the genres I am coming from I mentally associate the word “piano” with a specific sound emulating that of a non-electric/traditional piano with some added reverb and sometimes delay.
In finding this Rhodes piano video for you I finally realise that the very low bass notes have a grungey tone (clipping distortion). I even played one of these weekly at my music teacher’s place but did not notice.