Azonto

Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Samini, has stirred up a debate in the music world by asserting that the popular South African music genre, Amapiano, is essentially a rebranded and repackaged version of Ghana’s iconic Azonto. In a recent interview on Property FM, Samini explained his perspective, emphasizing the similarities between the two genres and their roots in Ghanaian music. While acknowledging that Amapiano originated in South Africa as a subgenre of house music in the mid-2010s, Samini argued that the composing elements of Amapiano heavily borrow from Azonto, which gained widespread popularity across various countries during its heyday. The Sweet Mistake…