How To Guide

Click Join Free in the top-right corner. Enter your name, choose a username, add your email and pick a password. Your account is activated instantly — no email confirmation needed.

Click Login and enter your username and password. Your session stays active while you browse. To log out, click your name in the header and select Logout.

Use the navigation bar at the top to move between sections:

The Amapiano Feed on the homepage is a live activity stream showing everything happening on the site — royalty crownings, new events, private parties, dance video submissions, DJ posts and gossip. It updates automatically as activity happens.

Use the filter pills above the feed — All, Royalty, Events, Parties, Dance, DJ Post, Gossip — to focus on one type of activity. Click any item in the feed to jump straight to the relevant page.

The pinned card at the top of the feed always shows the current Top 5 South African DJs with live vote counts. Click any name to visit their profile or click Vote to go to the leaderboard.

Click Vote DJs in the navigation. You'll see four category tabs: South African DJs, African DJs, International and UK DJs.

Select a category tab. You can cast one vote per category, so you can vote in all four categories for different DJs.

Scroll through the ranked list and click the Vote button next to your favourite DJ. The leaderboard updates instantly. You can change your vote at any time by clicking a different DJ in the same category.

Click any DJ's name to open their full profile page. You'll see their bio, ranking, vote count, eCard, social links (if verified), and posts they've published to the DJ Post feed.

Every month the community votes to crown four titles: King of Amapiano, Queen of Amapiano, Prince of Amapiano and Princess of Amapiano. Winners are crowned on the last day of the month and announced in the Amapiano Feed.

Go to Royalty in the navigation. Select a title tab (King, Queen, Prince or Princess). Browse the DJ grid and click Vote on your choice. You get one vote per title per month — you can change it at any time before the month ends.

On the last day of each month the DJ with the most votes in each title is automatically crowned. Their crown appears on the Royalty page and an announcement appears in the Amapiano Feed on the homepage.

Scroll to the bottom of the Royalty page to see the Hall of Fame — a full table of every past King, Queen, Prince and Princess with the month they reigned and their vote count.

Click Music in the navigation to browse community-uploaded tracks. Click the play button on any track to start listening directly in your browser — no download needed. The player shows the track title, artist and play count.

You must be logged in to upload. Click Share a Track, enter the track title and artist name, then select your MP3 or WAV file (maximum 50 MB). The track will appear in the community playlist immediately after upload.

Click the heart button on any track to like it. Click again to unlike. Like counts are shown on each track card.

If you uploaded a track, a Delete button appears on its card. Deleting a track permanently removes both the database record and the audio file from the server.

Go to Gossip in the navigation. The Public Gossip tab shows community posts about DJs, events, and amapiano news. To post, enter a title and your content in the form at the top and click Post. Your post is visible to everyone immediately.

Click the 🔥 button on any gossip post to react. Click the comment count to expand the comments section, type your message and submit. Comments are visible to all visitors.

Switch to the Private Conversations tab. To start a private chat, select a user from the dropdown and click Send Request. The other user must accept your request before you can exchange messages.

In the Private Conversations tab, use the DM Policy radio buttons to choose how incoming requests are handled: Manual (you approve each one), Auto-Accept (all requests accepted instantly) or Auto-Decline (all requests declined automatically). Change this at any time.

Each month the community competes to find the best Amapiano dance video. Submit a video link, vote on submissions, and also vote on your favourite dance style. The most-voted video and dance type win the month's title.

Click Dance in the nav. In the Submit form, enter a title, paste your video URL (YouTube, TikTok or Instagram), select the dance style, add your social media link if you want to be credited, and add a short description. Click Submit. YouTube links embed directly; TikTok and Instagram show as a clickable thumbnail.

Scroll through the video submissions and click Vote on the one you think deserves to win. The top three videos get a 🥇🥈🥉 medal. You can only vote once per video.

In the right sidebar, click your favourite dance style from the eight available: Gwara Gwara, Zanele Move, Log Drum Shuffle, Wave Dance, Yano Bounce, Isicuphe, Vosho, and Original Style. The bars show which style is winning the community vote this month.

Click Events in the nav. All upcoming Amapiano events are listed, sorted by date. Each card shows the venue, city, date, and attending count.

Click an event to open it. Use the Attending or Maybe buttons to RSVP. You can change your status at any time.

Logged-in users can submit events. Click Post an Event on the Events page. Fill in the title, venue, city, date, time, and optionally the performing DJ's name plus Facebook and Instagram links for the event page.

Go to Private Parties and click Host a Party. Enter the party name, description, venue, city, date, time, vibe, dress code and maximum guest count. Private parties are invite-only.

Once your party is created, open it and use the Invite a member field to search and invite registered users by username.

When you receive a party invitation it appears in the Private Parties page. Click Accept or Decline. Accepted guests can see full party details including venue address and dress code.

The Fan Wishlist is your chance to tell DJs and promoters where you want the next Amapiano party. Submit a wishlist with your city, venue idea, preferred date and time. The community votes (fire-votes 🔥) the most popular requests to the top.

Click the Add Party Wishlist tab. Select a preferred DJ (optional), enter your city and venue name, pick a date or time period, and write a message to the DJs explaining why your city deserves a party.

Browse the All Wishlists tab. Click the 🔥 button on any wishlist to support it. The most fire-voted wishlists rise to the top and are flagged as "Hot Requests". Remove your vote by clicking again.

The DJ Post section shows posts published directly by verified DJs — announcements, studio updates, shoutouts and upcoming dates. Posts appear in reverse chronological order. Recent posts also show up in the Amapiano Feed on the homepage.

Click the 🔥 button below any post to react. The count updates immediately. Click again to remove your reaction.

Click the comment count to expand the comments section. Type your message and hit send. Comments appear immediately. You can also comment directly on a DJ's profile page.

Go to your DJ profile page (find yourself on the Voting page and click your name). Scroll to Claim This Profile and submit your social media handles. Once an admin verifies your identity, you'll get a green Verified badge and can publish posts directly to the DJ Post feed.

Any DJ listed on Amapiano Sounds — or their authorised representative (manager, agent, label, legal rep, or family member) — has the unconditional right to request that their name, biography, profile and all associated content be permanently removed from the site. No reason is required.

Go to the DJ's profile page (find them on the Vote DJs page and click their name). Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Request Removal to expand the form. Enter your name, your relationship to the DJ, and an optional reason. Click Submit Removal Request. Your request is sent directly to the site administrator.

All removal requests are reviewed by the site administrator. Verified requests are processed within 7 business days. Upon confirmation, the DJ's name, bio, real name, country, social handles, votes, posts and all other associated content are permanently deleted from the site and cannot be recovered.

Click your name in the top-right header to go to your profile page. It shows your bio, city, country and activity summary.

On your profile page click Edit Profile to update your full name, bio, city and country. Your username cannot be changed after registration.

The Contact Us link is in the footer at the bottom of every page. You must be logged in to send a message — this ensures we can reply to the correct account.

Use Contact Us for: DJ profile claims and verification, event or party issues, partnership enquiries, press and media, technical problems or any other query. Select the matching topic from the Subject dropdown.

After sending, your message appears in Your Message History at the bottom of the Contact page. You'll see when it's been replied to and can read the response there.