Monday 23 November 2015

The Story of Kwaito

In this month's podcast for cambridge105.fm I'm telling the story of /Kwaito/ South Africa's homegrown house music sung in township slang known as tsotsitall.

An attitude and fashion as much as a musical movement, kwaito was born in the townships in the mid-nineties and early exponents such as Bongo Maffin represented those who came after age after apartheid.



Offering a commentary on the difficulties of urban life, kwaito adds authenticity to Gavin Hood's 2005 film Tsotsi, an adaptation of a novel by Athol Fugard.

The sound, style and sensibility of kwaito were also borrowed  by Beyonce's little sister Solange for her song and video for `Losing You.







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