Another fine mix by DJ Peejay C. May-2021 Amapiano (Zulu for "the pianos") is a style of House music that emerged in South Africa in 2012. Amapiano is a hybrid of Deep House, Jazz, and lounge music characterized by synths, airy pads, and wide and percussive basslines. It is distinguished by high-pitched piano melodies, Kwaito basslines, low tempo 90s South African House rhythms and percussions from another local subgenre of House known as Bacardi.