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South African Rhythm Riot

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Kwaito, the South African hip-hop/house derivation, began muscling into the musical picture there during the nineties, and this comp, issued shortly before the decade drew to an end, is a fascinating détente: a very different musical future coming into focus, while the older style mbaqanga adapts to the digital era.

Michaelangelo Matos

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