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Can Amapiano push Afrobeats off its throne?

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Josephine Mahachi | Ineke Mules
August 26, 2024

The 77 Percent was at the Afro Nation music festival in Portugal and asked revelers which music genre should take the win - Afrobeats or Amapiano.

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