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 ...

“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, ...

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 ...

It's Saturday night and the streets of Johannesburg's Newtown section are thumpin'. South Africans usually avoid the crime-ridden downtown area after dark, but tonight minibus-taxis and cars packed ...

Just nine days ago, South African kwaito legend Mandoza performed at a national concert, despite his family announcing days earlier that he had been diagnosed with brain cancer. The 38-year-old singer ...

Kwaito legend Mapaputsi will be laid to rest this weekend, with his memorial service set for Thursday at Eyethu Shopping Centre in Machaba Drive in Mofolo, Soweto. Real name Sandile “Mapaputsi” ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract At the interstices of cultural geography and performance studies, this article continues the author s earlier research and writing on Jamaica ...

South African producer Victor Bogopane – known to many as Doc Shebeleza – has died aged 51 after battling a long illness, his family have confirmed. According to South African news outlet Sunday World ...