Originating in the black townships of South Africa in the mid-1990s, Kwaito music fuses hip-hop, house music, reggae and melodic African rhythms. Although Kwaito has been labeled by many as African ...

Bleu Ice's melodies — whose real name is Ngqabutho Admire Mpala — infused with the rich cultural essence of Nkulumane township in Bulawayo serve as a reminder that music can be a powerful force for ...

Township Millionare part three! …and yes this is the last kwaito crusade, at least for the moment, because in the three weeks I’ve taken to focus on South Africa, Jamaica has probably released roughly ...

Kwaito's golden child, Kabelo Mabalane, has a triumphant new album - and a renewed state of mind. The frontrunner of the TKZee trio recently earned a reputation for being a wild child when news of his ...

When Kwaito burst onto the South African music scene in the early 1990s, the infectious mix of chanted lyrics, slowed-down house beats and bass-heavy African percussion quickly became the soundtrack ...

“We just wanted to make good music,” says electronic music producer Jakinda. “When we met, neither of us went into the studio thinking ‘we want to make future kwaito’, but after dropping our EP, ...

Fan favourite, the legendary Kwaito star Bonginkosi “Zola 7" Dlamini is set to release his highly anticipated documentary on August 20 on SABC 1, through Certified Classics. The much talked about ...