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 ...

Grant Clark goes to Johannesburg to explore the origins of Kwaito music and find out why it has become the voice of urban youth in the new South Africa. When people think of Johannesburg - their first ...

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 ...

Johannesburg - What is kwaito? If you donÆt know the answer to this question, watch the documentary, Get Down - The Kwaito Story, tonight on SABC1 (21:30). By means of interviews and music, the ...

The last decade has seen golden era kwaito give way to the likes of new age, future and Durban kwaito, as well as a growing number of genre-fluid articulations of the style along with artists who ...

Mochudi may not be a town particularly known for churning out hot kwaito vibes. However in Question Mark, a little known kwaito group, the sounds are as hair-raising as any hot kwaito menu from the ...

THE wait is finally over for Lungile “Kwaito Boy” Ncube fans after the singer announced that he will soon be launching his debut album. The Bulawayo-based musician released a number of musical tracks ...

At a time when music followers are wondering whether he has lost it or not, Kwaito star Odirile Vee Sento last week launched a comeback into the music market with a statement, declaring that he still ...

‘I guess I’m the young prince who’s trying to kill his dad, the king, and take over the kingdom. But I’ve been in exile for a while and now I’m back to take the throne,” said Spoek Mathambo, sitting ...

Two of the most successful kwaito producers and artists have joined together to form an independent, black-owned recording label. Over the last two months Arthur Mafokate's 999 Studio has become the ...