kwaito
Sign in to saveKwaito is a music genre that emerged in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, between the late 1980s and 1990s. It is a sound that features the use of South African sounds and samples. Kwaito songs occur at a slower tempo range than other styles of house music and often contain catchy melodic and percussive loop samples, deep bass lines and vocals. They are also very similar tempos to early 1990s NYC house tracks.
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- Kwaito
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- Late 1980s–1990s, South Africa
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21 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Characteristics
- Record producers and record sales
- Women in kwaito
- Subgenres and styles
- Durban Kwaito
- Future Kwaito
- Guz
- New Age Kwaito
- Skhanda Rap
- Kwai-jazz
- Political and social impact
- Performance and cultural significance
- Criticism
- Cultural context and implications
- Dances
- Kwaito and globalization
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Kwaito is a music genre that emerged in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, between the late 1980s and 1990s. It is a sound that features the use of South African sounds and samples. Kwaito songs occur at a slower tempo range than other styles of house music and often contain catchy melodic and percussive loop samples, deep bass lines and vocals. They are also very similar tempos to early 1990s NYC house tracks.
==Etymology== The word kwaito originates from the South African slang "kwaai," which conveys the meaning of "cool" or "bad" in a positive context. The term "kwaai" itself is rooted in Afrikaans, where it initially signified "angry" or "fierce." However, within the framework of South African youth culture, its connotation had shifted to represent something fashionable or noteworthy.