# Kabza De Small featuring Leehleza — Umshove Kabza De Small featuring Leehleza’s Umshove (2018) is No. 1 in our Amapiano ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it. - **Released:** 2018 - **On one list:** Amapiano - **Updated:** 2026-08-29 - **Artist:** [Kabza De Small featuring Leehleza](https://waxonia.com/artist/kabza-de-small-featuring-leehleza/) - **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/kabza-de-small-featuring-leehleza--umshove/ ## What we say ### No. 1 in [Amapiano](https://waxonia.com/genre/amapiano/) One of the first amapiano tracks to carry a vocal, and the one that introduced most South Africans to the genre and to its most prolific producer. The log drum arrives fully formed. ## Analysis 11 sections, the first drop of 3 at 1:39, 28% of the way in, 19% of it spent climbing. - **Tempo:** 117.5 BPM — holds throughout - **Key:** E minor - **Dynamic range:** 8.2 dB — moderate range, typical of a modern master - **Length:** 5:59 - `0:00` A · **intro**, instrumental — opens the record below its own average energy — playing: drums - `0:34` A · **build** (bar 17), instrumental — energy and brightness climbing without a break — playing: drums - `1:14` B · **build** (bar 37), instrumental — energy and brightness climbing without a break — playing: drums, vocals - `1:41` C · **peak** (bar 49), sung — sits at the top of this record's range — playing: drums, bass, vocals - `1:57` D · **breakdown** (bar 57), sung — energy falling away mid-record, percussion thinning — playing: vocals - `2:22` C · **peak** (bar 70), sung — sits at the top of this record's range — playing: drums, bass, vocals - `3:12` D · **breakdown** (bar 94), sung — energy falling away mid-record, percussion thinning — playing: vocals - `3:29` C · **peak** (bar 102), sung — sits at the top of this record's range — playing: drums, bass, vocals - `4:02` C · **peak** (bar 119), instrumental — sits at the top of this record's range — playing: drums, bass, vocals - `4:53` A · **breakdown** (bar 143), instrumental — energy falling away mid-record, percussion thinning — playing: drums - `5:26` A · **outro** (bar 160), instrumental — the closing fall — playing: drums **Drops** at 1:39 (bar 49), 2:22 (bar 69), 3:28 (bar 102). A drop is a moment, not a stretch. **What is playing.** Separated into parts by a source-separation model, so each lane is the instrument it names. - **drums:** the drum kit, separated from the mix - **bass:** the bass part, separated from the mix - **vocals:** the voice, separated from the mix - **other:** everything else — synths, guitars, keys, strings Measured from the YouTube master on 2026-08-29. Section labels describe how the energy moves, not musical form. Anything we were not confident enough to state is omitted rather than hedged. ## Listen [Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Kabza%20De%20Small%20featuring%20Leehleza%20Umshove) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=WrOv0R6yc4o) --- Hand-curated by Waxonia. We host no audio; all links point to streaming platforms.