Kwaito legend Professor has made his musical return with the release of his latest single Order. The single is a ...

Explore the emergence of kwapi, a new sound that bridges the gap between kwaito and amapiano, preserving the cultural legacy ...

Back in the ’90s, not many people in South Africa wanted to associate with hip-hop. Parents who were concerned with rap’s misogyny, crass language, and gang affiliated lyrics had a hard time accepting ...

Social media has been set ablaze after news that DJ Tira is pushing forward with his new artist, Captain, who fans say bears a striking resemblance in style and sound to the late Mampintsha, one-third ...

“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, ...

Every week resident FADER selector Eddie STATS runs through dancehall riddims and other artifacts from the ghetto archipelago. Ok, it’s official. My collection of micro-genres has splintered into such ...

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 ...

Kwaito's golden child, Kabelo Mabalane, has a triumphant new album - and a renewed state of mind. The frontrunner of the TKZee trio certainly earned his reputation as a wild child when he had a drug ...

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 ...

Every week resident FADER selector Eddie STATS runs through dancehall riddims and other artifacts from the ghetto archipelago. Ok, it’s official. My collection of micro-genres has splintered into such ...