Driven by its throbbing log drum, soulful melodies, and tons of mega-viral dance challenges, amapiano has grown from its roots as a South African underground subgenre into a global phenomenon. It’s also spawned various takes, from gritty fusions with gqom to jazzier “private school” flavors. Yet some of amapiano’s most exciting iterations come from across the African continent, where West African stars fuse it with Afrobeats, Afropop, and street sounds to make hits that are more earworm-y than the sum of their parts. Lamba-Piano—named after the Nigerian slang term for anything that’s catchy—is home to the hits that blend the vibrant sounds of West Africa with amapiano’s irresistible grooves. Our editors regularly update this playlist, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.