Kwaito is a music genre that emerged in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, between the late 1980s and 1990s. It is a variant of house music that features...
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into a forest with Kwaito, Eggsy and Kwaito make love. Later finding civilization and a phone to use, Eggsy discovers that Kwaito has stolen the map....
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African music genre taken from the Zulu word for "pianos", is a subgenre of kwaito and house music that emerged in South Africa in the mid-2010s. It is a hybrid...
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Zulu music (section Kwaito)
described Kwaito as "slowed-down garage music," most popular among the black youth of South Africa. Variants are Durban kwaito and future kwaito. Kasi rap...
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Trompies (section Mthethwa and kwaito's problems)
Trompies is a South African music group formed in 1995 who specialise in kwaito music. The members Spikiri, Mahoota, Donald Duck, Jakarumba & Mjokes grew...
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Oskido (section Kwaito revolution)
culture. He is undoubtedly one of the pioneering artists that popularised the Kwaito genre of music outside of the townships of South Africa, and he's been central...
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and Favourite DJ. On November 27, 2018, at the third ceremony of Mzansi Kwaito and House Music Awards his single "Midnight Starring" won an award for most...
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Music of Namibia (section Kwaito)
musicians contributed sampled tracks backed by a blend of house music and Kwaito. Prominent shambo musicians include Tunakie, Ama Daz Floor, Tate Kwela and...
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mainly developed in South Africa. The genre emerged in the 1990s. Since kwaito was already developed in South Africa before or possibly during the emergence...
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Mandoza (category Kwaito musicians)
a South African singer-songwriter and kwaito recording artist. He was known for his contributions to the kwaito genre and his numerous hit singles, including...
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Professor is a South African Kwaito musician from Durban. He first rose to prominence as part of the Durban-based Kwaito duo Tzozo and Professor before...
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1997, the station is formatted to mostly play urban music genres such as Kwaito, Hip Hop, and R&B along with a minority of its airtime being dedicated to...
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Arthur Mafokate (category Kwaito musicians)
Arthur Mafokate (born 10 July 1969) is a South African kwaito musician and producer.: 95 In 1994, he released his debut album, Windy Windy, which included...
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brother being a hip hop producer, her mother a jazz singer, and her cousins kwaito dancers. She moved to Durban in 2005 to study fashion at the Linea Fashion...
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Zwai Bala (born 15 February 1975) is a South African kwaito and gospel musician. Bala studied at the Drakensberg Boys' Choir School, near Winterton, KwaZulu-Natal...
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Zola 7 (category Kwaito musicians)
(born 24 April 1977), known professionally as Zola 7, is a South African kwaito musician, actor, writer, TV presenter, and poet. Dlamini began his career...
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Elvis Blue, musician and songwriter Bongo Maffin, kwaito music group Boo!, band Boom Shaka, kwaito music group Stef Bos (born 1961), singer Cristina Boshoff...
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during or shortly after kwaito and was being popularized globally in various locations such as in the United States. Former, kwaito artists such as Oskido...
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Industry of South Africa. "Ntyilo Ntyilo" won Most Voted Song at 6th Mzansi Kwaito and House Music Awards. In September 2020, her debut studio album Like Mother...
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Big Nuz was a South African Kwaito trio from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, founded in 2002. The group was composed of three members known by their stage names...
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September 1967) is a kwaito musician, singer and producer known as "Spikiri" from Meadowlands, Soweto and a member of the Kwaito group Trompies He started...
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Boom Shaka (category Kwaito musicians)
Boom Shaka was a pioneering South African kwaito music group consisting of Junior Sokhela, Lebo Mathosa, Theo Nhlengethwa and Thembi Seete. They released...
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The Annual 6th Mzansi Kwaito and House Music Awards is the 6th edition of Mzansi Kwaito and House Music Awards. It was held at Sun City Super Bowl, North...
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Lebo Mathosa (category Kwaito musicians)
Lebogang Precious Mathosa (17 July 1977 – 23 October 2006) was a South African kwaito singer. Mathosa started her career as a founding member of the popular South...
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MVCA winners". GQ. Retrieved 2024-06-06. Shumba, Ano (2021-12-02). "Mzansi Kwaito and House Music Awards 2021: All the winners | Music In Africa". Music In...
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received nominees for categories: Best Music Video for "Huku" and for Best Kwaito, Gqom & AmaPiano Album for Limpopo Champions League. As for 23 June 2019...
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PDK (Namibian music group) (redirect from PDK (kwaito group))
inspiration for its music from reality. Patrick, Dion and Kamtonyo are a Namibian Kwaito trio popularly known as PDK. The group was officially launched in 2006,...
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Music of South Africa (section Kwaito)
international recognition being mbube, isicathamiya, mbaqanga, afrofusion, kwaito, South African pop music, afro house, South African hip hop, Shangaan electro...
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music producer, best known as a member of kwaito group Abashante. Zombo earned fame as a rapper with kwaito stars Abashante in the 1990s. The group, which...
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production, he became a music producer. Later the same year DJ Tira signed kwaito group Big Nuz after they relocated from Johannesburg to Durban. In 2008...
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