Kwaito is a genre of South African music that started in the 1990's. The word kwaito comes from the Afrikaans word kwaai which means anger. The kwaito artists put together different sounds from marabi, kwela, mbaqanga, bubblegum music, and Imibongo. South African music legends like Miriam Makeba and Brenda Fassie have influenced Kwaito.
             Some of the greatest kwaito stars are Arthur, Mandoza, Kabelo and many more. In the 80's dj's would take music from Europe and give it a South African feeling. When kwaito began the artists would talk about the problems and the fun things about the township. The language used in kwaito is the street talk of the townships called tsotsitaal in English it means gangster talk. It's a mixture of Afrikaans and other South African languages. In kwaito music the singers speak about living in the townships. They praise the township even though it has its many problems and use the music to motivate the youth of the townships.
             Kwaito has its own fashion. This would be a spottie, a t-shirt, jeans and a pair of converse all stars. This style was introduced by the Panstulas or street dancers of the township. The dance of kwaito is called Sepantsula which is named after the dancers which can be thought of as South African break dancing. Kwaito is also thought of as South African hip hop but now it can be debated now that there is a genre of music called South African hip hop. In both types of music the message is aimed at the youngsters of the townships or ghettos. Kwaito unlike American hip hop is only beginning to be introduced on the international scene and people think it will eventually be accept and part of the world of international music.
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