Preface: Welcome to the Rough LifeThe wait’s over — and the bassline just got heavier. The Rough Life Vol. 1 is the rawest, rowdiest chapter yet of From Africa With Love. This one doesn’t whisper; it kicks down the door. Built from the concrete of kasi corners and the sweat of late-night sessions, this is The Rough Dance in full motion — street-certified, speaker-tested, no filter, no finesse.



If Amapiano School was the lecture, The Rough Life is the field trip. The horns are meaner, the chants louder, the kicks dirtier. This is the sound of the South African night: taxis passing, bottles clinking, bass vibrating through the pavement. DBN Gogo, Tycoon, Vigro Deep, Leemckrazy, Mellow & Sleazy, Toss, King P, and Maphorisa all come through swinging — a full-scale collision of rhythm, rage, and release.



You asked for the Rough Dance — and we brought it home.







The Rough Life Playlist



Phase 1: The Charge-Up (Tracks 1–5)1 → “AmaGlobe” — Leemckrazy & King P (feat. Pcee, Scotts Maphuma, Mpho Spizzy, Infinity MusiQ & 031 Choppa)2 → “Phunyuka” — Candy Flow RSA, DBN Gogo & ShennyDaDeejay (feat. Loony Q)3 → “Sangena” — DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Mbuxx (feat. Scotts Maphuma & Toss)4 → “On The Floor” — Sir Trill & King P5 → “Bom Bom (Shoni Kompo)” — TxC, Pheelz & Scotts Maphuma (feat. Al Xapo)



The setup: high energy, no hesitation. This is the ignition point — pure street power. The crowd’s forming. The stance is back.







Phase 2: Pressure Applied (Tracks 6–10)6 → “Babekelele Bona” — Mellow & Sleazy & Tman Xpress (feat. LeeMcKrazy)7 → “992” — Tycoon & MDU aka TRP8 → “Wadibusa” — Uncle Waffles & Royal MusiQ (feat. OHP Sage, Pcee & Djy Biza)9 → “Partii” — Kamo Mphela, Aymos, QUE DJ & Jay Music (feat. SpacePose)10 → “Wave” — Unlimited Soul & GiftLunga



Tempo rising, drums rolling. The smoke thickens, the crowd moves as one. This is where the Rough Life gets loud.







Phase 3: The Grind (Tracks 11–15)11 → “Zama Zama” — Vigro Deep (feat. LeeMcKrazy)12 → “Iy’ntsimbi Zase Envy (Vol. 2 Kwaito Edition)” — Reece Madlisa & Zuma (feat. Busta 929, Beast Rsa & Dladla Mshunqisi)13 → “Seka Right” — DBN Gogo, King P & Toss (feat. Mr Nation Thingz & Sponge 101)14 → “Hao Khonagale” — Xduppy, Seun1401 & LastBornDiroba (feat. DJ Maphorisa, Scotts Maphuma, Mellow & Sleazy, Blacko SA & DJ Njabsta)15 → “Weskoppies” — LeeMcKrazy & Toss (feat. Mulest Vankay, Scotts Maphuma, Massive95k & Mdeshkayro)



The middle stretch — bass and bounce at full force. This is sweat-on-the-wall Amapiano. Rough. Relentless. Real.







Phase 4: Night Mode (Tracks 16–20)16 → “Awungeke” — Tyler ICU & Visca (feat. LeeMcKrazy, Mr Nation Thingz, VeeRsa, Cuba Beats, BuddyKay, Tyrone Dee & 2woshort)17 → “Ufuna Uk’fela Kuphi” — Amu Classic, Kappie, Malemon, Mr Nation Thingz & Muziqal Tone (feat. Kammu Dee)18 → “Chef Chenko” — Da Muziqal Chef & Murumba Pitch19 → “Bhampa” — Vigro Deep, Zee Nxumalo & Ch’cco20 → “Ebasini” — Tyler ICU & LeeMcKrazy (feat. Tman Xpress, Visca, Ceeka RSA, SjavasDaDeejay & Al Xapo)



The sound dips into its darker groove — deeper bass, sharper swing. This is the pulse of midnight Pretoria.







Phase 5: The Street Sermon (Tracks 21–25)21 → “Madibuseng” — Unknown (feat. Uncool MC & LeeMcKrazy)22 → “Takalani” — House Of ESAMA, MINOR & Choppa, Jay Music & Benzoo (feat. Don Edward & Arcader)23 → “Hhay wena Maan” — Shakes & Les & Mbuxx (feat. Scotts Maphuma & Uncool MC)24 → “Hamba No Chop...

PrefaceThe classroom lights flicker back on — and the groove resumes. Amapiano School Vol. 4 is where practice meets philosophy, where rhythm is theory, and every drop, chord, and breath becomes instruction. This volume is built on continuity and collaboration: the return of familiar professors (Kabza, Maphorisa, Kelvin Momo, Mas Musiq) alongside the ever-curious experimentalist Carbon the Element, whose sonic edits transform tradition into new terrain.



Vol. 4 plays like a full-day lecture: morning devotion, mid-tempo reflection, and evening fire. It’s a study in movement — the sacred (“Praise You”, “Ubuhle Bakho”), the sensual (“Ngisakuthanda”, “Empini”), the abstract (“Mabebuza Ocean”, “Colours of Mabebuza”), and the anthemic (“Bayazi”). Each track contributes to a living archive of Amapiano’s evolution — where gospel, jazz, soul, and street sound systems coexist, teaching us that the genre isn’t static; it’s breathing, remixing, remembering, and becoming.



Attendance is once again mandatory. Pens down. Volume up.







Course Outline (in track order)



Lesson 1: Morning Theory – Awakening & Devotion (Tracks 1–5)



1 → “Awake” — Kelvin Momo (feat. Poizen & Earful Soul)2 → “Novacane Awake” — Carbon the Element x Frank Ocean x Kelvin Momo3 → “Matswale (Scorpion Kings Remix)” — Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa (feat. Caiphus Semenya)4 → “Praise You” — Artwork Sounds (feat. Kabza De Small & Stakev)5 → “Asiyeni” — Sfarzo Rtee, Jazzworx & Thukuthela (feat. DBN Gogo)



Lesson 2: Rhythm Labs – Groove Mechanics (Tracks 6–10)



6 → “Umjita” — Piano City, Zee_nhle & Dj Jaivane (feat. Royce77 & Major League Djz)7 → “Ngisakuthanda” — Zee Nxumalo & TBO (feat. PYY Log Drum King, DJ Tearz & Dr Thulz)8 → “Ubuhle Bakho” — DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Kabza De Small (feat. Phila Dlozi)9 → “Imnandi Lento” — Mellow & Sleazy, SjavasDaDeejay & TitoM (feat. Tman Xpress)10 → “As’galavante” — Mas Musiq, Daliwonga & DJ Maphorisa



Lesson 3: Remix & Reconstruction – The Mabebuza Method (Tracks 11–15)



11 → “Mabebuza (Mdu aka TRP Remix)” — Maline Aura, Drega & MDI-J aka TRP12 → “Colours of Mabebuza (Extended Mix)” — Carbon the Element x Vybz Kartel x MDU aka TRP13 → “Mabebuza Ocean (No Jay Z)” — Carbon the Element x Frank Ocean x MDU aka TRP14 → “Uyangithwala” — Stixx & Nvcho (feat. Babalwa M, Thatohatsi & Sia Mzizi)15 → “Empini” — Kelvin Momo (feat. Thatohatsi)



Lesson 4: Afternoon Studies – Reflections & Resonance (Tracks 16–20)



16 → “Lutho” — Dj Jaivane, Smaki 08 & Wesley Keys (feat. De Rose)17 → “Iphupho” — Kabza De Small & Kelvin Momo (feat. Thatohatsi)18 → “Flight Mode” — Kelvin Momo & Mashudu (feat. Tycoon & Omit ST)19 → “Eningi (Remix)” — Kabza De Small (feat. Njelic, GL_Ceejay, Mthunzi & Mkeyz)20 → “Soweto Grooves 3.0” — Kelvin Momo



Lesson 5: Evening Electives – The Extended Mix (Tracks 21–25)



21 → “Amanxeba” — sami kay, Rox Roberson & Misokuhle22 → “Ungangilimazi” — DJ MOSCOW, Brandon Dhludhlu & Cnethemba Gonelo (feat. Frank Mabeat)23 → “10K Yey’nkomo” — Aymos, Mas Musiq & Samthing Soweto (feat. Sha Sha)24 → “Abalozi” — Kabza De Small, Da Muziqal Chef & DJ Maphorisa (feat. Sykes & Mnqobi Yazo)25 → “Bayazi” — Sjavas Da Deejay, Titom & Vyno Keys (feat. Cowboii, Mellow & Sleazy & Nobantu Vilakazi)







Office Hours: Conducted live in the mix by Carbon the Element.Homework: Revisit the transitions — note how “Awake” becomes “Novacane,” how “Mabebuza” fragments into three interpretations,

PrefaceWelcome back, students of the groove. Amapiano School is our living classroom — part archive, part workshop, part dance lab — where the log drum is the metronome and collaboration is the curriculum. Vol. 3 goes beyond showing you what’s hot; it traces how ideas travel: from spiritual call-and-response to street-level bounce, from piano-room subtlety to arena-sized anthems. You’ll hear how motifs echo across artists and eras — a hook returns, a bassline mutates, a vocal texture reappears in a new light — and how producers like Kabza, Maphorisa, Kelvin Momo, and Mas Musiq keep stretching the language without losing its center.



This session is sequenced as a journey. We begin in community — chorus, harmony, and groove as shared ritual — then move through counterpoints and remixes, mood studies and form experiments, before closing with global fusions and late-set elevation. Think of each Lesson as a module: listen for arrangement choices, vocal phrasing, drum programming, and the ways edits and remixes revise the original thesis. Attendance is mandatory. Dancing is encouraged. Reflection is the homework.







Course Outline



Lesson 1: Foundations & Collaborations (Tracks 1–5)



1 → “Asiyeni” — Sfarzo Rtee, Jazzworx & Thukuthela (feat. DBN Gogo)2 → “Ubuhle Bakho” — DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Kabza De Small (feat. Phila Dlozi)3 → “Amalanga” — Piano City, Kelvin Momo & Thatohatsi (feat. Major League Djz, Tracy & PW Log Drum King)4 → “Thobela” — Stixx & Babalwa M5 → “As’galavante” — Mas Musiq, Daliwonga & DJ Maphorisa



Lesson 2: Counterpoints & Street Energy (Tracks 6–10)



6 → “As’galavante – Ngibolekeni” — Carbon the Element x Mas Musiq, Daliwonga & DJ Maphorisa x DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Scotts Maphuma7 → “Bhampa” — Vigro Deep, Zee Nxumalo & Ch’cco8 → “Mabebuza (Mdu aka TRP Remix)” — Maline Aura, Drega & MDU aka TRP9 → “Lutho” — Dj Jaivane, Smaki 08 & Wesley Keys (feat. De Rose)10 → “Hello” — Sfarzo Rtee & De Rose



Lesson 3: Mood Studies & Remix Theory (Tracks 11–15)



11 → “Hello” — Murumba Pitch & Kelvin Momo12 → “Phephisa” — Stixx, Nvcho & Babalwa M13 → “Flight Mode” — Kelvin Momo & Mashudu (feat. Tycoon & Omit ST)14 → “Eningi (Remix)” — Kabza De Small (feat. Njelic, GL_Ceejay, Mthunzi & Mkeyz)15 → “Ithuba Lam” — Sayfar (feat. Musa Keys, Seekay, Makhanj & Optimist Music)



Lesson 4: Log Drum Labs & Form Experiments (Tracks 16–20)



16 → “10K Yey’nkomo” — Aymos, Mas Musiq & Samthing Soweto (feat. Sha Sha)17 → “10K Dip (Extended)” — Carbon the Element x MasMusiQ x Teejay18 → “Wrong Amapiano Artform (Clean)” — Carbon the Element x Coutain x Babalwa M19 → “Wrong’o” — Stixx, Babalwa M & Boohle20 → “Emhlabeni” — Kelvin Momo & Da Muziqal Chef (feat. Thatohatsi & Tracy)



Lesson 5: Global Fusions & Closers (Tracks 21–25)



21 → “Awake” — Kelvin Momo (feat. Poizen & Earful Soul)22 → “Piano Lisho” — TitoM, Yuppe & Eemoh23 → “Matswale (Scorpion Kings Remix)” — Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa (feat. Caiphus Semenya)24 → “Need You Tonight” — Kabza De Small (feat. Wizkd)25 → “Wah Yo Deh Pan Tonight (Mixdown Edit)” — Carbon the Element x Kabza De Small x Ayetian



Assignment: Listen actively. Note your favourite motif across tracks. Then—study, dance, repeat.From Africa… With Love.

Welcome back to class.







Amapiano School Vol. 2 is another deep dive into the artform — 25 lessons in groove, mood, and mastery. The sound stretches from spiritual reflections to street energy, from soulful vocals to boundary-pushing edits, all wrapped in the unmistakable pulse of the log drum.







Tracklist



Carbon The Element Presents:



1: Maline Aura, Drega & MDU aka TRP – Mabebuza (Mdu aka TRP Remix)2: Mas Musiq, Daliwonga & DJ Maphorisa – As’galavante3: Carbon the Element x Mas Musiq, Daliwonga & DJ Maphorisa x DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Scotts Maphuma – As’galavante – Ngibolekeni4: Dj Jaivane, Smaki 08 & Wesley Keys – Lutho (feat. De Rose)5: Sfarzo Rtee & De Rose – Hello6: Murumba Pitch & Kelvin Momo – Hello7: Kelvin Momo – Teka8: Carbon the Element x Teejay x Kelvin Momo – Teka Moon Light9: Stixx, Nvcho & Babalwa M – Phephisa10: Kelvin Momo & Mashudu – Flight Mode (feat. Tycoon & Omit ST)11: Kabza De Small & Spirit of Praise – Nasempini (feat. Ayanda Ntanzi, DJ Maphorisa & Stakev)12: Kabza De Small – Eningi (Remix) [feat. Njelic, GL_Ceejay, Mthunzi, Mkeyz & Simmy]13: sami kay, Rox Roberson & Misokuhle – Amanxeba14: Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa – Jabulile (feat. Russell Zuma & Young Stunna)15: Carbon the Element x Barrington Levy x Kabza De Small – Be Happy, Be Strong (Jabulile)16: Aymos, Mas Musiq & Samthing Soweto – 10K Yey’nkomo (feat. Sha Sha)17: Carbon the Element x MasMusiQ x Teejay – 10K Dip (Extended)18: Kabza De Small, Da Muziqal Chef & DJ Maphorisa – Abalozi (feat. Sykes & Mnqobi Yazo)19: Kabza De Small – Need You Tonight (feat. Wizkd)20: Carbon the Element x Kabza De Small x Ayetian – Wah Yo Deh Pan Tonight (Mixdown Edit)21: Sfarzo Rtee, Jazzworx & Thukuthela – Asiyeni (feat. DBN Gogo)22: Piano City, Kelvin Momo & Thatohatsi – Amalanga (feat. Major League Djz, Tracy & PW Log Drum King)23: DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Kabza De Small – Ubuhle Bakho (feat. Phila Dlozi)24: Stixx & Babalwa M – Thobela25: Mellow & Sleazy, SjavasDaDeejay & TitoM – Imnandi lento (feat. Tman Xpress)







The faculty is stacked: Kabza De Small, DJ Maphorisa, Kelvin Momo, Mas Musiq, and MDU aka TRP keep the foundation steady with essentials like “Jabulile,” “Abalozi,” and “As’galavante.” Voices like Russell Zuma, Sha Sha, Phila Dlozi, and Young Stunna deliver the stories, while Carbon the Element returns to remix the rules — twisting classics into fresh experiments with tracks like “Teka Moon Light” and “Be Happy, Be Strong.”







From the meditative glow of Kelvin Momo’s “Teka” and “Flight Mode” to the communal power of Spirit of Praise’s “Nasempini,” the curriculum here is as wide as it is deep. The set closes with the raw energy of Mellow & Sleazy’s “Imnandi Lento,” a reminder that piano is still for the dancefloor, first and always.



This is Vol. 2 of the lecture series — and the learning has only just begun.







From Africa… With Love.

Class is in session.







Amapiano School Vol. 1 is a lesson in rhythm, depth, and versatility — 25 tracks that chart the many ways the Piano speaks. From soulful ballads to dancefloor anthems, from experimental flips to gospel-tinged grooves, this episode feels like a full curriculum.







Kabza De Small, Kelvin Momo, Mas Musiq, and DJ Maphorisa lead the faculty, bringing forward essentials like “Eningi (Remix),” “As’galavante,” and “Umusa.” Their collaborators — Sha Sha, Nobuhle, Babalwa M, and Aymos — provide the voices that carry the lessons home.







The syllabus covers it all: reflective cuts like Kelvin Momo’s “Awake” and Murumba Pitch’s “Hello,” fire remixes like Mdu aka TRP’s “Mabebuza,” and experimental mashups courtesy of Carbon the Element, from “Let’s Be Happy On Deck” to “Amapiano To The Max” and “Nasty Amalanga.”



Tracklist



Carbon The Element Presents: FAWL30 – Amapiano School Vol 21: sami kay, Rox Roberson & Misokuhle – Amanxeba2: DJ MOSCOW, Brandon Dhludhlu & Cnethemba Gonelo – Ungangilimazi (feat. Frank Mabeat)3: Kabza De Small – Eningi (Remix) [feat. Njelic, GL_Ceejay, Mthunzi, Mkeyz & Simmy]4: Stixx, Nvcho & Babalwa M – Phephisa5: Chronical Deep, LaTique & Kabza De Small – Hayi Baba (feat. Leehleza & Ezra)6: Murumba Pitch & Kelvin Momo – Hello7: Maline Aura, Drega & MDU aka TRP – Mabebuza (Mdu aka TRP Remix)8: Tycoon – This Dance (feat. Kabza De Small & MDU aka TRP)9: Sha Sha, Kelvin Momo & Sykes – Ndawana10: Mas Musiq, Daliwonga & DJ Maphorisa – As’galavante11: Carbon the Element x Mas Musiq, Daliwonga & DJ Maphorisa x DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Scotts Maphuma – As’galavante – Ngibolekeni12: Nobuhle & Kabza De Small – Umusa13: DJ Stokie & Eemoh – Masithokoze14: Carbon the Element x Ella Mai x DJ Stokie – Let’s Be Happy On Deck15: Kelvin Momo ft Sino Msolo – Madlamini16: Piano City, Kelvin Momo & Thatohatsi – Amalanga (feat. Major League Djz, Tracy & PW Log Drum King)17: Aymos & Mas Musiq – Amabhoza (feat. MaWhoo)18: Kelvin Momo – Awake (feat. Poizen & Earful Soul)19: Kelvin Momo & Da Muziqal Chef – Emhlabeni (feat. Thatohatsi & Tracy)20: Gaba Cannal & Xavi Yentin – Bawo (feat. Russell Zuma, Sipho Magudulela & Ze2)21: Carbon the Element x Moliy x Gaba Cannal – Amapiano To The Max ft. Skillibeng & Shenseea22: Carbon the Element x Coutain x Babalwa M – Wrong Amapiano Artform (Clean)23: Stixx, Babalwa M & Boohle – Wrong’o24: Mas Musiq, Lawd Weezy & DJ Maphorisa – Amalanga (Combi) (feat. TO Starquality, Chley & Kabza De Small)25: Carbon the Element x Kabza De Small x Tinashe – Nasty Amalanga







This is not just a playlist — it’s instruction in how wide the spectrum of Amapiano truly is. Consider this the first volume in a new lecture series.







From Africa… With Love.

Sometimes you’ve got to strip it down and bring it home. Back to Basics is exactly that — a return to the essence of why we started From Africa With Love: the music that makes us move, the songs that live in our bones, the culture that carries us forward.







This set blends brand new heat with timeless classics. Burna Boy opens the gates with “Update” before the piano takes over. Heavyweights like Kabza De Small, DJ Maphorisa, Kelvin Momo, Mas Musiq, and Da Muziqal Chef run the show, delivering anthems like “Imali Yami,” “Nana Thula,” “Abalele,” and “Asibe Happy.”







There’s fire in the collabs — Scorpion Kings’ “eMcimbini” still commands dancefloors, while TitoM & Yuppe’s “Tshwala Bam (Remix)” with Burna Boy adds new fuel to a global flame. Carbon the Element flips familiar favorites into fresh experiments with “I Love Nana Thula” and the extended “19K Dip.”







And then there’s the soul: Kelvin Momo’s “Awake” and “Mfula,” Kabza & Mthunzi’s “Imithandazo,” and Sfarzo Rtee & De Rose’s “Hello” hold space for reflection in between the fire.







Tracklist



1: Burna Boy – Update2: Tycoon & MDI-J aka TRP – 9923: Kabza De Small & Da Muziqal Chef – Imali Yami (feat. Nkosazana Daughter, Sykes, Lastborn & Shalom G)4: Kelvin Momo – Awake (feat. Poizen & Earful Soul)5: Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa – Nana Thula (feat. Njelic, Young Stunna & Xolani Guitars)6: Carbon the Element x Ckay x Kabza De Small – I Love Nana Thula7: Scorpion Kings – eMcimbini ft Aymos, Samthing Soweto, Mas Musiq & Myztro8: Kelvin Momo & Da Muziqal Chef – Emhlabeni (feat. Thatohatsi & Tracy)9: Reece Madlisa & Zuma ft Busta 929, Beast Rsa & Dladla Mshunqisi – Iy’ntsimbi Zase Envy10: Sayfar – Ithuba Lam (feat. Musa Keys, Seekay, Makhanj & Optimist Music)11: Aymos, Mas Musiq & Samthing Soweto – 10K Yey’nkomo (feat. Sha Sha)12: Carbon the Element x MasMusiQ x Teejay – 10K Dip (Extended)13: sami kay, Rox Roberson & Misokuhle – Amanxeba14: Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa – Abalele (feat. Ami Faku)15: Kelvin Momo – Mfula (feat. Cnethemba Gonelo & NATASHA MD)16: Kabza De Small & Kelvin Momo – Iphupho (feat. Thatohatsi)17: Sfarzo Rtee & De Rose – Hello18: Dj Jaivane, Smaki 08 & Wesley Keys – Lutho (feat. De Rose)19: Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa – Asibe Happy (ft. Ami Faku)20: Kabza De Small & Dlala Thukzin – Ngyozama (feat. Sykes, Young Stunna, Nkosæana Daughter & Tracy)21: Maline Aura, Drega & MDU aka TRP – Mabebuza (Mdu aka TRP Remix)22: TitoM, Yuppe & Burna Boy ft S.N.E – Tshwala Bam (Remix)23: Mas Musiq, Daliwonga & DJ Maphorisa – As’galavante24: Carbon the Element x Mas Musiq, Daliwonga & DJ Maphorisa x DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Scotts Maphuma – As’galavante – Ngibolekeni25: Kabza De Small & Mthunzi – Imithandazo ft. Young Stunna, DJ Maphorisa, Sizwe Alakine & Umthakathi Kush







This is a full-circle moment: new drops, dance favourites, and classics that remind us where the sound began.







Back to basics. Back to the love.



From Africa… With Love.