“We just wanted to make good music,” says electronic music producer Jakinda. “When we met, neither of us went into the studio thinking ‘we want to make future kwaito’, but after dropping our EP, ...

If you felt your heart skip a beat when you saw Trompies trending online, you weren’t alone. The iconic kwaito group is officially back in the studio - and yes, there’s a brand-new EP on the way. For ...

For better or worse, Sandy B has always been an artist ahead of his time. In 1994, the Durban-based artist released Amajovi Jovi — an infectious lo-fi kwaito number with the laconic flow and thumping ...

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 ...

Writing engagingly about music when one has not studied music theory or played an instrument is among the hardest things to do in journalism. In this and other incarnations of the craft, one must ...

DJ Mujava's "Township Funk" was released in South Africa in 2006 (circa "Sexyback," "Everytime We Touch"), worldwide via Warp in 2008, and six hours ago via DJ Qness' "Township Funk" mixtape. It's a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract At the interstices of cultural geography and performance studies, this article continues the author s earlier research and writing on Jamaica ...