#FirstThingFirst - Are We Gatekeepers Of Amapiano?

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American singer Swae Lee took to his Twitter page to share his excitement about getting on the Amapiano sound after recently visiting Nigeria. In the tweet, the hitmaker added a Nigerian flag next to the word "Amapiano", and this caused an uproar on Twitter with South Africans calling him out for what they considered to be an attempt to credit Nigeria for the genre. Listeners joined Sizwe Dhlomo and the team to discuss whether South Africans are gatekeeping the music genre by caring about where it originated from more than letting it flourish globally.
12 Jul 2023 12AM English South Africa Entertainment News

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