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Are Nigerians and Other Africans Making “Fake” Amapiano??? artwork

Are Nigerians and Other Africans Making “Fake” Amapiano???

African Album Review
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The Twitter streets have been hot with the debate on who 'owns' Amapiano… is it South Africa or someone else? I don't even know why this is even a debate because it's pretty obvious but let me unpack this whole Amapiano situation for you….

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