From London to Tokyo, this sound of traditional wooden drums has been invading the playlists of streaming music platforms for two years.

A house-derived electro music born in the townships of South Africa a decade ago, amapiano has gained a following around the world and brought African sounds to fans of commercial music.

"Amapiano is a whole cultural movement that is part of dance, it's a global language because you can have rappers on amapiano, you can have jazz musicians. It's not really melodic, there's no catchy element, it's more about the mood and the rhythm," is how Temi Adeniji, head of Warner Music Africa, describes amapiano.

Amapiano music has become synonymous with the modern day South African dance and electronic music scene. These infectious afrobeat grooves found their roots in the Soweto township of Johannesburg, South Africa which is also home to the genre's predecessor Kwaito music.

An eclectic mix of deep house, jazz, afrobeats, hip hop, and soul music, Amapiano places itself firmly rooted in sounds of the past while steadily pushing towards the future. Over the past few years the genre has migrated from bedroom studios to clubs around South Africa and now the world. Amapiano has crossed borders to reach our ears thanks to a worldwide hit: "Jerusalema”. A trend with many facets and a rich history, the genre is made for dancing and is among one of the latest innovations in electronic music. After seducing the South African hip-hop scene, the style conquered one of the greatest bastions of popular music in Africa: Nigeria, and its superstars Burna Boy and Wizkid.

Fantastic joins the Renraku roster with AMAPIANO BANGA, a collection of contemporary Amapiano sounds by one of west africa’s most prominent producers. Fantastic’s passion for the genre shines through in the production of this pack, and his work with celebrated artists like Mr Eazi, Dotman, Olakira, and Ngaaka Blinde lend a hand to the sonic style of AMAPIANO BANGA.

Filled with an incredible array of rich percussion loops, melodic loops utilizing both the guitar and synths, fx loops and log drum sounds needed to craft an Amapiano hit. Enter Fantastic’s sonic world and get the inspiration you need for your next Amapiano track.