Summary
This article covers Tubidy Kwaito: Classic Kwaito Songs That Shaped Mzansi. Relive kwaito on Tubidy. Learn the story of South Africa's 1990s township sound and find the kwaito classics that still get everyone dancing. When you are ready to listen, open the Tubidy homepage and search for a song, artist or music video.
Before amapiano and gqom, there was kwaito. This slowed-down township house sound became the voice of a generation in 1990s South Africa, and its classics are all on Tubidy.
What is kwaito?
Kwaito grew in Soweto and other townships around the time democracy arrived in 1994. Producers slowed down house music, added heavy bass and catchy chants, and rapped or sang in isiZulu, Sesotho, tsotsitaal and English. It was music made by young people, for young people, and it captured the freedom of the time.
Kwaito artists to search on Tubidy
- arthur mafokate is often called the King of Kwaito.
- boom shaka was one of kwaito's first and boldest groups.
- tkzee scored big hits including the football anthem "Shibobo".
- mandoza had one of the biggest kwaito songs ever with "Nkalakatha".
- trompies is a much-loved kwaito group.
- mdu masilela helped shape the kwaito sound as a producer and artist.
Kwaito classics everyone knows
Start with nkalakatha mandoza and shibobo tkzee. Then search kwaito classics for more.
Kwaito's legacy
Kwaito's DNA is everywhere in modern South African music. You can hear it in amapiano, in SA hip hop and in many dance tracks today.
Kwaito mixes
Search kwaito mix for long throwback sessions, perfect for family gatherings.
Start listening
Open the Tubidy homepage and search "kwaito" for a trip back in time.
