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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 the use of African sounds and samples.
He also won three awards at the Namibia Music Awards (NAMAS). He won a Channel O African Music Award for Best Kwaito for his hit song "Mokasie" in 2007. [3] Cosa Nostra: Lafamiliawon three awards at the Namibian Annual Music Awards (NAMAs) with "Shukusha" from the album winning 'Best Music Video of the year 2011'. [8] [9]
The music genre that the Tofo Tofo dance troupe dances to is called kwaito music, a form of South African house music. This genre started developing in the 1990s. The term kwaito is derived from the Afrikaans word kwaii , which means strict or angry, although in more common and contemporary use the word is a loose translation of the English ...
Trompies is a South African music group formed in 1995 who specialise in kwaito music. The members Spikiri, Mahoota, Donald Duck, Jakarumba & Mjokes grew up together in the Soweto township and agreed to form a band after they had all completed their music studies in college. [2]
Considered a Kwaito artist, his debut album, Shimaliw' Osatana, was released in 2004 to mixed reviews. The Dogg was part of the group Omalaeti O'Swapo, which released one album in 2004. His music is enjoyed internationally, in countries such as South Africa, Botswana, Angola, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Boom Shaka was a pioneering South African kwaito music group consisting of Junior Sokhela, Lebo Mathosa, Theo Nhlengethwa and Thembi Seete.They released their first single "It's About Time" in 1993, [1] and subsequently released their debut LP, titled "Kwere Kwere" in 1994. [2]
This album won the Best Kwaito Music Album category and the album's title track won the Song of the Year category at the South African Music Awards in 2001. [7] Mandoza also won in five of the ten categories at the 2001 Metro Music Awards: Best Kwaito Artist, Best Male Vocalist, Best Album, Best Styled Artist and Song Of The Year.
He is the son of Olympic equestrian and philanthropist Enos Mafokate and the brother of the late kwaito star Oupa Makhendlas Mafokate. He was born in Soweto, Gauteng Province, [1]: 174 but his family later moved to Midrand. As a child, he took piano lessons, and had a keen interest in soccer, dance and music. [1]: 173