On Amapiano Selections young South African producer Teno Afrika offers an insight into amapiano’s different styles, from the uptempo breakbeats of gong gong amapiano on “Storytellers” and “8 Ubers” to the more cleancut sound of Harvard amapiano on “Smooth Criminal”. But while tracing this genre’s evolution, Teno Afrika also takes us on a journey through South Africa’s music history, combining the deep bass lines and catchy melodies of Kwaito, townships-jazz keys, the percussive patterns of diBacardi, and the brooding atmospheres of gqom. Whether sunlit or moody, Teno Afrika’s tracks have a way of transporting you elsewhere, of leaving you feeling unburdened and free.