In an excerpt from the 33 ⅓ title "South African Popular Music," the author breaks down house music offshoots gqom and amapiano. When Beyoncé put together her companion soundtrack album, “The Lion ...

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Reviewed by Diane Thram in African music (Grahamstown, South Africa) 10 (3) 2017, pages 164-166 (ML5.A25 AFA). AFA copy Purchased from the Warren M. Robbins Library Endowment. "In mid-1990s South ...

They gave us timeless hits like ‘Magasman’, ‘Fohloza’, and ‘Sweety Lavo’, amongst others. They’re the Kwaito kings who once had the townships on a chokehold and made Pantsula style trendy. Trompies is ...

South African kwaito pioneers TKZee are set for next weekend’s second homecoming to Nairobi, almost a decade later, writes PETER NDORIA Pioneer kwaito music group, TKZee, are set to visit the country ...

The beats are fresh but the performances are second rate and lacking star quality. Despite controversy at home and a decade late, the Grammy win proves how much the world loves South Africa’s biggest ...

Screenshot from one of Vuli Gate's dance craze videos. When Kapuka music beat was taking shape as the Kenyan urban music beat in the 90s, the South African Kwaito sensation was emerging. Kapuka, also ...