Spoek Mathambo on kwaito, Sub Pop and Joy Division - Times LIVE

Spoek Mathambo on kwaito, Sub Pop and Joy Division
Times LIVE
Last year Nthato Mokgata, who goes by the moniker Spoek Mathambo, was the subject of an article in the UK Guardian that referred to him as the 'King of Kwaito'. "That sent my heart into my throat," he says. "I know what I am.

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M-Fresh Goes Solo - AllAfrica.com

M-Fresh Goes Solo
AllAfrica.com
By Pinehas Nakazilo, 3 February 2012 Ongwediva — Kwaito superstar Mauru Malunga, aka M-Fresh, who was one of the best member in a group called Fresh Family that recently signed under Omshasho production, is going solo to work with AJ.

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Gafu overtake Kwaito - The Times Group (blog)

Gafu overtake Kwaito
The Times Group (blog)
Gafu Sisters have moved to the top of the Professor Peter Mutharika Northern Region Women Football League (NRWFL) overtaking Kwaito Sisters who have not played a game in the second round of the competition. Gafu started their campaign in the second ...

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Creative power of Afro-futurist a bit scary - Independent Online


Independent Online
Creative power of Afro-futurist a bit scary
Independent Online
Actually, Smiso and Zamani, who make up Dirty Paraffin, are an encyclopedia of that age of South African music – that early kwaito. Their Nombolo One would have been more sick.” From Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse's Burnout to Brenda Fassie's Weekend Special ...

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UMOJA: The Spirit of Togetherness - Stage

UMOJA: The Spirit of Togetherness
Stage
An explosive musical celebration of South African culture, UMOJA guides us through the pounding resonance of early tribal dances to the unabashed physicality of Kwaito - the first post-apartheid music and dance style to emerge from South Africa's ...

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Arthur Jnr to record an album - East Coast Radio


Johannesburg Sunday World
Arthur Jnr to record an album
East Coast Radio
The King of Kwaito, Arthur Mafokate's son Arthur Jnr is set to record a debut album called “Mandela” that is due to be released next week. Mafokate finally allowed his son to record his own album, after he passed Matric with two distinctions in ...
Why dad named me Mandela Johannesburg Sunday World
Arthur's son recording album Sowetan

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Mathambo plays down Guardian's title - East Coast Radio

Mathambo plays down Guardian's title
East Coast Radio
Spoek Mathambo has revealed that he felt rather uncomfortable when the Guardian newspaper from the United Kingdom described him as the 'King of Kwaito' in a recent article. The newspaper ran an article about Kwaito music and the impact it is having on ...

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