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 ...

That statement continues to ring true as new sounds like kwapi emerge, not as replacements, but as extensions that preserve kwaito’s legacy. While South African music has evolved through genres such ...

Family, friends and the entire South African music fraternity have mourned the loss of kwaito music’s beloved figure, Siphiwe “General” Sibisi, a former member of the iconic group Chiskop. Sibisi ...

Kwaito legends have long echoed the phrase, “Kwaito will never die.” That statement continues to ring true as new sounds like kwapi emerge, not as replacements, but as extensions that preserve ...