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,