Abalele

"Abalele" is a song by South African DJ Kabza de Small and DJ Maphorisa, and featuring South African singer Ami Faku, released on September 17, 2021.[1] It is a house music track of the South African style amapiano.[2] The song was a hit in South Africa,[3][4] topping the Apple Music charts[5] and becoming the country's fourth most-streamed song of 2021 on Spotify.[6]

"Abalele"
Single by Kabza de Small, DJ Maphorisa and Ami Faku
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2021
Genre
Length6:56
Kabza de Small, DJ Maphorisa and Ami Faku singles chronology
"Abalele"
(2021)
"Asibe Happy"
(2021)

NPR described it as "a lover asking for forgiveness, and it's a perfect specimen of amapiano - smooth, chill house beats that build into the genre's signature log drums."[2]

References

  1. "Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa release new song 'Abalele' - KAYA 959". KAYA 959. 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  2. "House music is alive and well in South Africa". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. Darangwa, Shingai. "Ami Faku and Scorpion Kings' 'Asibe Happy' now the biggest song in SA". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. "The two faces of music's most powerful hitmaker". The Herald. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. "New Scorpion Kings, Ami Faku single tops Apple Music charts in SA". Music In Africa. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  6. "Kwiish SA ft Njelic, MalumNator & De Mthuda 'LiYoshona'". OkayAfrica. 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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