AB Central is a multi-award-winning South African music production duo made up of Andile Nkosi and Bassanio Ocean. Fast becoming a household name in the “Gospel AmaPiano” sub-genre, this tag team of composers, remixers, beat makers and collaborators makes and records Christian music across genres including Gospel, AmaPiano, House, R&B and Hip-Hop. "Our happy place is when we bring strangers from different parts of the world together, and they leave with a hot record under their belt", the duo says. As a collaboration hub, AB Central has worked with various artists including Enakeno, Gospel Silinda, Nomakhuze Ndabula, DJ Penny and FlowzBevtz, to mention a few. In 2022, the band was nominated for the Best Rap Gospel at the highly coveted Crown Gospel Awards for their single ‘Overflow’ which featured an all ladies rap ensemble including MelisaGotGrace, Lily Maya, Benev and Koketso Shange. The the duo would later win the Best Gospel House Award the and Best Gospel Rap Award at the 2023 INGOMA Awards. In 2023, the duo produced a groundbreaking Christian Rap record featuring 14 rappers titled, ‘Indoda Must Pray’. The single would later earn them another Crown Gospel Award nomination for Best Gospel Rap. With their single ‘Jesus (AmaPiano)’ reaching one million streams, AB Central is now positioning itself as a global band, collaborating with artists from Ghana, Nigeria and the United States of America. "It's AB Central chief!" And yes, it’s Jesus at the centre 🇿🇦