Kwaito makes much more sense when you hear it in the context of Johannesburg itself. This documentary captures the city, its changing culture, and the sound that emerged from that environment in a way that still feels important.
After Robot: Kwaito Music in Johannesburg youtu.be/VPMydKs71Jc
After Robot: Kwaito Music in Johannesburg youtu.be/VPMydKs71Jc
After Robot: Kwaito Music in Johannesburg (26 min, 2002)
YouTube video by The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard
youtu.be
September 22, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Kwaito makes much more sense when you hear it in the context of Johannesburg itself. This documentary captures the city, its changing culture, and the sound that emerged from that environment in a way that still feels important.
After Robot: Kwaito Music in Johannesburg youtu.be/VPMydKs71Jc
After Robot: Kwaito Music in Johannesburg youtu.be/VPMydKs71Jc
Genres of music I listen to:
Hip-Hop/Rap
Trap
Kwaito
Alternative Rock
Gospel
RnB
House
Afrotech
3 Step
Amapiano
Hip-Hop/Rap
Trap
Kwaito
Alternative Rock
Gospel
RnB
House
Afrotech
3 Step
Amapiano
November 18, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Genres of music I listen to:
Hip-Hop/Rap
Trap
Kwaito
Alternative Rock
Gospel
RnB
House
Afrotech
3 Step
Amapiano
Hip-Hop/Rap
Trap
Kwaito
Alternative Rock
Gospel
RnB
House
Afrotech
3 Step
Amapiano
I wish people knew Kwaito and not just Afrobeats
May 21, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I wish people knew Kwaito and not just Afrobeats
The Hardworkers - Power of God [South Africa, Kwaito, House] (1993)
https://redd.it/13ognxi
https://youtu.be/YMefrUxAdbc
https://redd.it/13ognxi
https://youtu.be/YMefrUxAdbc
The Hardworkers - Power of God [South Africa, Kwaito, House] (1993)
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The Hardworkers - Power of God [South Africa, Kwaito, House] (1993)
https://redd.it/13ognxi
https://youtu.be/YMefrUxAdbc
https://redd.it/13ognxi
https://youtu.be/YMefrUxAdbc
Nyege Nyege Tapes investigate the roots of gqom and amapiano with this vital missing node linking ‘90s bubblegum and ‘00s kwaito, straight from Atteridgeville, Pretoria -->> 🔥
bit.ly/3YQcgr1
bit.ly/3YQcgr1
May 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Nyege Nyege Tapes investigate the roots of gqom and amapiano with this vital missing node linking ‘90s bubblegum and ‘00s kwaito, straight from Atteridgeville, Pretoria -->> 🔥
bit.ly/3YQcgr1
bit.ly/3YQcgr1
In this episode you'll learn
• How Amapiano emerged in South Africa
• The influence of Kwaito, jazz, and deep house
• Why the log drum became its signature sound
• How digital communities fueled its global rise
#Amapiano
#SouthAfricanMusic
#AfricanMusic
youtu.be/h3zvnyhjPkc
• How Amapiano emerged in South Africa
• The influence of Kwaito, jazz, and deep house
• Why the log drum became its signature sound
• How digital communities fueled its global rise
#Amapiano
#SouthAfricanMusic
#AfricanMusic
youtu.be/h3zvnyhjPkc
【Amapiano: The African Sound Revolutionizing Global Dance Music】Series: “Studies in Sonic Structure”
YouTube video by Monumental Movement
youtu.be
June 27, 2026 at 4:43 AM
In this episode you'll learn
• How Amapiano emerged in South Africa
• The influence of Kwaito, jazz, and deep house
• Why the log drum became its signature sound
• How digital communities fueled its global rise
#Amapiano
#SouthAfricanMusic
#AfricanMusic
youtu.be/h3zvnyhjPkc
• How Amapiano emerged in South Africa
• The influence of Kwaito, jazz, and deep house
• Why the log drum became its signature sound
• How digital communities fueled its global rise
#Amapiano
#SouthAfricanMusic
#AfricanMusic
youtu.be/h3zvnyhjPkc
In this episode you'll learn
・How South Africa became a global center of dance music innovation
・The evolution from Kwaito to Gqom and Amapiano
・Why South African groove differs from traditional house music
#SouthAfricanMusic
#Amapiano
#Gqom
youtu.be/lH8F2Ypb5xQ
・How South Africa became a global center of dance music innovation
・The evolution from Kwaito to Gqom and Amapiano
・Why South African groove differs from traditional house music
#SouthAfricanMusic
#Amapiano
#Gqom
youtu.be/lH8F2Ypb5xQ
【The South African Revolution: Reshaping Global Dance Rhythms】“Studies in Global Dance Culture"
YouTube video by Monumental Movement
youtu.be
July 19, 2026 at 4:32 AM
In this episode you'll learn
・How South Africa became a global center of dance music innovation
・The evolution from Kwaito to Gqom and Amapiano
・Why South African groove differs from traditional house music
#SouthAfricanMusic
#Amapiano
#Gqom
youtu.be/lH8F2Ypb5xQ
・How South Africa became a global center of dance music innovation
・The evolution from Kwaito to Gqom and Amapiano
・Why South African groove differs from traditional house music
#SouthAfricanMusic
#Amapiano
#Gqom
youtu.be/lH8F2Ypb5xQ
Syndicate Sisters - You Don't Have To Be White (To Be Right) (The Beat Mix) [South Africa, electronic/house/kwaito/Hi NRG] (1990)
https://redd.it/habvfn
https://youtu.be/eWZYdO7k84g
https://redd.it/habvfn
https://youtu.be/eWZYdO7k84g
Syndicate Sisters - You Don't Have To Be White (To Be Right) (The Beat Mix) [South Africa, electronic/house/kwaito/Hi NRG] (1990)
youtu.be
June 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Syndicate Sisters - You Don't Have To Be White (To Be Right) (The Beat Mix) [South Africa, electronic/house/kwaito/Hi NRG] (1990)
https://redd.it/habvfn
https://youtu.be/eWZYdO7k84g
https://redd.it/habvfn
https://youtu.be/eWZYdO7k84g
The New Boyfriends - Thwebula [South Africa, House/Kwaito/Bubblegum] (1991)
https://redd.it/wjiw69
https://youtu.be/57RYN6ZaDys
https://redd.it/wjiw69
https://youtu.be/57RYN6ZaDys
The New Boyfriends - Thwebula [South Africa, House/Kwaito/Bubblegum] (1991)
youtu.be
February 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The New Boyfriends - Thwebula [South Africa, House/Kwaito/Bubblegum] (1991)
https://redd.it/wjiw69
https://youtu.be/57RYN6ZaDys
https://redd.it/wjiw69
https://youtu.be/57RYN6ZaDys
Sandy B - Student Night (Full Track) [South Africa, House/Hip Hop/Kwaito] (1994)
https://redd.it/9dica9
https://youtu.be/DGxz78n_ovw
https://redd.it/9dica9
https://youtu.be/DGxz78n_ovw
Sandy B - Student Night (Full Track) [South Africa, House/Hip Hop/Kwaito] (1994)
youtu.be
February 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Sandy B - Student Night (Full Track) [South Africa, House/Hip Hop/Kwaito] (1994)
https://redd.it/9dica9
https://youtu.be/DGxz78n_ovw
https://redd.it/9dica9
https://youtu.be/DGxz78n_ovw
Syndicate Sisters - You Don't Have To Be White (To Be Right) (The Beat Mix) [South Africa, electronic/house/kwaito/Hi NRG] (1990)
https://redd.it/habvfn
https://youtu.be/eWZYdO7k84g
https://redd.it/habvfn
https://youtu.be/eWZYdO7k84g
Syndicate Sisters - You Don't Have To Be White (To Be Right) (The Beat Mix) [South Africa, electronic/house/kwaito/Hi NRG] (1990)
youtu.be
May 19, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Syndicate Sisters - You Don't Have To Be White (To Be Right) (The Beat Mix) [South Africa, electronic/house/kwaito/Hi NRG] (1990)
https://redd.it/habvfn
https://youtu.be/eWZYdO7k84g
https://redd.it/habvfn
https://youtu.be/eWZYdO7k84g
Masemza All Stars - Ma Jahmane [South Africa, Afrobeat, Kwaito] (1996)
https://redd.it/1490t7w
https://youtu.be/_RwBS-30Cjk
https://redd.it/1490t7w
https://youtu.be/_RwBS-30Cjk
Masemza All Stars - Ma Jahmane [South Africa, Afrobeat, Kwaito] (1996)
youtu.be
February 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Masemza All Stars - Ma Jahmane [South Africa, Afrobeat, Kwaito] (1996)
https://redd.it/1490t7w
https://youtu.be/_RwBS-30Cjk
https://redd.it/1490t7w
https://youtu.be/_RwBS-30Cjk
Rockabyle, kwaito et simigwa : la sélection musicale du « Monde Afrique » #230
Rockabyle, kwaito et simigwa : la sélection musicale du « Monde Afrique » #230
Des labels rééditent des œuvres fondatrices de groupes et artistes ayant pour noms Les Abranis en Algérie, Moskito en Afrique du Sud et Gyedu-Blay Ambolley au Ghana.
www.lemonde.fr
May 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Rockabyle, kwaito et simigwa : la sélection musicale du « Monde Afrique » #230
Sandy B - Student Night (Full Track) [South Africa, House/Hip Hop/Kwaito] (1994)
https://redd.it/9dica9
https://youtu.be/DGxz78n_ovw
https://redd.it/9dica9
https://youtu.be/DGxz78n_ovw
Sandy B - Student Night (Full Track) [South Africa, House/Hip Hop/Kwaito] (1994)
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Sandy B - Student Night (Full Track) [South Africa, House/Hip Hop/Kwaito] (1994)
https://redd.it/9dica9
https://youtu.be/DGxz78n_ovw
https://redd.it/9dica9
https://youtu.be/DGxz78n_ovw
if i don't hear kwaito this december it's on sight
November 25, 2024 at 8:06 PM
if i don't hear kwaito this december it's on sight
Today's Album of the Day is "Idolar" by Moskito, an ‘00s kwaito classic newly reissued by Awesome Tapes From Africa.
Moskito, “Idolar”
Another banger from Awesome Tapes From Africa, perfect for summer dance parties.
daily.bandcamp.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Today's Album of the Day is "Idolar" by Moskito, an ‘00s kwaito classic newly reissued by Awesome Tapes From Africa.
Haha one of my friends in college did a semester there and he brought back both kwaito and impetigo
June 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Haha one of my friends in college did a semester there and he brought back both kwaito and impetigo
Nkalakatha-meaning(big shot/top dog)by Mandoza, is one of South Africa’s most iconic songs.
Released in 2000.
A defining Kwaito anthem.
Symbol of post-apartheid confidence and unity.
Still played at sports events,parties,and national celebrations.
Passed away in 2016,aged 38. RIP legend.
Released in 2000.
A defining Kwaito anthem.
Symbol of post-apartheid confidence and unity.
Still played at sports events,parties,and national celebrations.
Passed away in 2016,aged 38. RIP legend.
January 22, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Nkalakatha-meaning(big shot/top dog)by Mandoza, is one of South Africa’s most iconic songs.
Released in 2000.
A defining Kwaito anthem.
Symbol of post-apartheid confidence and unity.
Still played at sports events,parties,and national celebrations.
Passed away in 2016,aged 38. RIP legend.
Released in 2000.
A defining Kwaito anthem.
Symbol of post-apartheid confidence and unity.
Still played at sports events,parties,and national celebrations.
Passed away in 2016,aged 38. RIP legend.
L'Amapiano è un sottogenere musicale della Deep House e del Kwaito, quest'ultimo è un genere molto popolare in Sudafrica e qui si è sviluppato con la fine dell'apartheid agli inizi degli anni '90, quando le limitazioni imposte agli artisti neri finalmente decaddero ed essi poterono sperimentare e >
July 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
L'Amapiano è un sottogenere musicale della Deep House e del Kwaito, quest'ultimo è un genere molto popolare in Sudafrica e qui si è sviluppato con la fine dell'apartheid agli inizi degli anni '90, quando le limitazioni imposte agli artisti neri finalmente decaddero ed essi poterono sperimentare e >
#TheTenX5 35. Lady Zamar, “This Is Love” (2019)
Magisterial South African house singer with kwaito-inflected deep house, breaking into cheesy girlish pop la-la-la’s in a middle eight as crucial as there has ever been in the whole history of cheesy girlish pop la-la-la’s.
youtu.be/qzzNAMU5eWY
Magisterial South African house singer with kwaito-inflected deep house, breaking into cheesy girlish pop la-la-la’s in a middle eight as crucial as there has ever been in the whole history of cheesy girlish pop la-la-la’s.
youtu.be/qzzNAMU5eWY
Lady Zamar - This Is Love
YouTube video by LadyZamarVEVO
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 2:54 PM
#TheTenX5 35. Lady Zamar, “This Is Love” (2019)
Magisterial South African house singer with kwaito-inflected deep house, breaking into cheesy girlish pop la-la-la’s in a middle eight as crucial as there has ever been in the whole history of cheesy girlish pop la-la-la’s.
youtu.be/qzzNAMU5eWY
Magisterial South African house singer with kwaito-inflected deep house, breaking into cheesy girlish pop la-la-la’s in a middle eight as crucial as there has ever been in the whole history of cheesy girlish pop la-la-la’s.
youtu.be/qzzNAMU5eWY
#Amapiano #Kwaito #SouthAfrica
遅いはずなのに身体を止められない。Amapianoのテンポ、リズム、log drum、空間設計からその逆説を読み解く
monumental-movement.jp/column-why-a...
遅いはずなのに身体を止められない。Amapianoのテンポ、リズム、log drum、空間設計からその逆説を読み解く
monumental-movement.jp/column-why-a...
【コラム】 なぜAmapianoは「遅く聴こえる」のに「身体は速く動く」のか
Amapianoのなぜ？
monumental-movement.jp
August 23, 2026 at 8:52 AM
#Amapiano #Kwaito #SouthAfrica
遅いはずなのに身体を止められない。Amapianoのテンポ、リズム、log drum、空間設計からその逆説を読み解く
monumental-movement.jp/column-why-a...
遅いはずなのに身体を止められない。Amapianoのテンポ、リズム、log drum、空間設計からその逆説を読み解く
monumental-movement.jp/column-why-a...
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Moskito, Idolar
Early 2000's kwaito bops
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Early 2000's kwaito bops
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Early 2000's kwaito bops
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Ofentse Pitseis is the first South African woman to own and run her own orchestra.
She produced a show that brought together classical music and South African genre amapiano, which is a mix of kwaito, South Africa's take on house music, and the more international variety.
#BlackSky
She produced a show that brought together classical music and South African genre amapiano, which is a mix of kwaito, South Africa's take on house music, and the more international variety.
#BlackSky
A round of applause for Ofentse Pitse, the Maestro of Kabza De Small's Symphonic Orchestra! 👏🙌🔥
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June 14, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Ofentse Pitseis is the first South African woman to own and run her own orchestra.
She produced a show that brought together classical music and South African genre amapiano, which is a mix of kwaito, South Africa's take on house music, and the more international variety.
#BlackSky
She produced a show that brought together classical music and South African genre amapiano, which is a mix of kwaito, South Africa's take on house music, and the more international variety.
#BlackSky
You should look for a good Kwaito artist or an Angolan Death Metal Band to consult 😂
February 9, 2026 at 9:25 AM
You should look for a good Kwaito artist or an Angolan Death Metal Band to consult 😂
Sandy B - Student Night (Full Track) [South Africa, House/Hip Hop/Kwaito] (1994)
https://redd.it/9dica9
https://youtu.be/DGxz78n_ovw
https://redd.it/9dica9
https://youtu.be/DGxz78n_ovw
Sandy B - Student Night (Full Track) [South Africa, House/Hip Hop/Kwaito] (1994)
youtu.be
January 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Sandy B - Student Night (Full Track) [South Africa, House/Hip Hop/Kwaito] (1994)
https://redd.it/9dica9
https://youtu.be/DGxz78n_ovw
https://redd.it/9dica9
https://youtu.be/DGxz78n_ovw