Who's Aymos
Amapiano prince and soul singer-songwriter Amos Shili was born in Tembisa and raised in the
church where he would eventually learn that he could sing. Working his way from backing
vocals to session pianist, and then appearing alongside Samthing Soweto, DJ Maphorisa and
Kabza De Small on the groundbreaking “Emcimbini”, (#2 in Spotify's top 5 tracks streamed
in South Africa during 2020) he solidified his place in amapiano royalty going on to feature
alongside Moonchild Sanelly and Theology HD on "Isegazini", and as well as making pivotal
contributions on the Mas Musiq- produced Shonamalanga EP and Mambisa II. His single, iParty
Yami featuring Kabza De Small broke new ground all over South Africa, seeing Aymos closing
2020 by soundtracking the Netflix Original How to Ruin Christmas and securing 2 SAMA
nominations on Best Amapiano Album and Duo of the Year. In 2021 he embarks on a solo
project championing the "Afro-Yano" sound in his debut album, Yimi Lo ("This is Who I Am")
scheduled for release in September. So far his single “Jemeni” ft Focalistic has garnered
extensive local airplay as well as spots on BBC 1Xtra, NTS, The Beat and Worldwide FM.
One of few amapiano artists to collaborate with producers in the UK, Aymos featured on
Ghana-UK based producer Juls’ "Tembisa" in 2020, and kicked off the second half of 2021 on
Karen Nyame KG’s “Mani Dakiwe” taken off her EP “Sensei II” His growing list of collaborations
include Prince Kaybee, Heavy K, Darque, DJ Lesh, Levy M and many more. Hit after hit, fans
are gripped by his inspiring and versatile tones, reaching far beyond amapiano toward afro-jazz,
soul, house and afrotech.
church where he would eventually learn that he could sing. Working his way from backing
vocals to session pianist, and then appearing alongside Samthing Soweto, DJ Maphorisa and
Kabza De Small on the groundbreaking “Emcimbini”, (#2 in Spotify's top 5 tracks streamed
in South Africa during 2020) he solidified his place in amapiano royalty going on to feature
alongside Moonchild Sanelly and Theology HD on "Isegazini", and as well as making pivotal
contributions on the Mas Musiq- produced Shonamalanga EP and Mambisa II. His single, iParty
Yami featuring Kabza De Small broke new ground all over South Africa, seeing Aymos closing
2020 by soundtracking the Netflix Original How to Ruin Christmas and securing 2 SAMA
nominations on Best Amapiano Album and Duo of the Year. In 2021 he embarks on a solo
project championing the "Afro-Yano" sound in his debut album, Yimi Lo ("This is Who I Am")
scheduled for release in September. So far his single “Jemeni” ft Focalistic has garnered
extensive local airplay as well as spots on BBC 1Xtra, NTS, The Beat and Worldwide FM.
One of few amapiano artists to collaborate with producers in the UK, Aymos featured on
Ghana-UK based producer Juls’ "Tembisa" in 2020, and kicked off the second half of 2021 on
Karen Nyame KG’s “Mani Dakiwe” taken off her EP “Sensei II” His growing list of collaborations
include Prince Kaybee, Heavy K, Darque, DJ Lesh, Levy M and many more. Hit after hit, fans
are gripped by his inspiring and versatile tones, reaching far beyond amapiano toward afro-jazz,
soul, house and afrotech.
