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audiot909, a pioneer of South African dance music and Amapiano in Japan, is proud to announce the release of its first album. It is the culmination of their activities to date, including collaborations with singer/rappers such as AKKOGORILLA, QN, CHIYORI, and Zo Zhit(Dos Monos) as well as producers PIANO FLAVA and TOMC.
The album, titled "JAPANESE AMAPIANO THE ALBUM," contains 11 tracks, including new songs with MORI, a rapper in the mysterious multinational music group 3KW a.k.a. Sanzen Sekai, and KΣITO, a producer in the DJ crew TYO GQOM, which plays African dance music with its own interpretation in Japan.
African dance music has been attracting attention around the world recently, with big-name musicians such as Skrillex and Drake incorporating African dance music into their own compositions. As the leading Amapiano in Japan, audiot909 presents challenging dance music that reaches alternative HIP HOP and R&B listeners. It is also Japan's answer to African music, which has become a digital native.

Past Rank In

JAPANESE AMAPIANO

Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Macao • TOP 82 • 28 Feb 2024

Himitsu

iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP SONGS • Germany • TOP 82 • 15 Dec 2023

Past Playlist In

RAT-TAT-TAT

Spotify • Alt J-Hip Hop • 6 Aug 2024 Spotify • New Music Everyday - tuneTracks (curated by TuneCore Japan) • 9 Nov 2023

Gas City

Spotify • The Pulse of J-Rap • 12 Nov 2023 Spotify • エレクトロポリス • 8 Nov 2023 Spotify • +81 Connect: J-HipHopの「今」と「その先」 • 8 Nov 2023 Spotify • FNMNL • 9 Nov 2023 Spotify • New Music Wednesday • 8 Nov 2023 Spotify • Best New Music: DIGLE SOUND • 13 Nov 2023

The Out of Africa Hypothesis

Spotify • Altar JP • 9 Nov 2023

Artist Profile

  • audiot909

    Producer / DJ / writer. Originally active as a house DJ, he began producing South African dance music Amapiano in 2020. Since 2022, he has released a series of collaborative tracks with rappers and singers such as Akko Gorilla, QN, CHIYORI, and Zo Zhit. His first full-length album, JAPANESE AMAPIANO THE ALBUM ,a culmination of these activities,received strong acclaim from international playlists and media, and was released on LP and 7-inch vinyl by Disk Union in 2026. In recent years, he has also provided music for artists in adjacent scenes, earning recognition for a creativity that transcends genre boundaries. Notable works include the track Touch with singer/rapper mezz, as well as remix projects for PSYCHIC FEVER from EXILE TRIBE, both of which garnered significant attention. Beyond music production, he continues to promote the appeal of Amapiano across various media through contributions to Rolling Stone Japan, writing disc guides, curating the ENCYCLOPEDIA of AMAPIANO project on DOMMUNE, and appearing on radio programs such as TOKYO FM.

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Japanese Amapiano Recordings