Comments on: A Closer Look At Kwaito

By: Rigoberto Pinney

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By: Jaqcrohl

Jaqcrohl — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:32:02 +0000

I hear you guys and you have valid points bt i feel kwaito died with the struggle.i also think that kwaito is RSA’s very own hip pop from dont call me a k… To sister bethina the same as Mc act like they dont to soulja boy tel em.i think ppl are in it for the money(if there is any) and the tenders from the gvmnt.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:24:10 +0000

Unfortunately.. The same fate awaits Poetry and other artforms.. Man is… a troubled ppl. Was good 2 hear Don, Romeo and Mutlhe at bassline though… But i’m afraid beyond eloquence, wat man needs is an adjustment of attitude.. The gifted are boastful, even the humble r bigheaded.. I get what Moemise meant K, but there’s more

By: Donald The Neosapien

Donald The Neosapien — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:31:35 +0000

Truely potent work my man!!! I love the bic pen description…epic!! Just the mere mention of artists like Bongo Muffin got me nostalgic. Ya ne kwaito, I agree with Tuelo in that “relevance” in this context depends what you relate to the word. The modern day kwaito is very indicative of the screwed up youth that places great significance on parties and wealth, the modern day Sodom & Gomorra. Content that is apolitical would not stand a chance against songs like “jezebel”…we are seriously living in the last days.

By: Khaya

Khaya — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:10:51 +0000

Philosopher,Bongo Maffin,Skeem,Boom Shaka came with refreshing afrocentric lyrics.More so Bongo Maffin.they continue to speak from greater Africa in their kwaito.We,young black people of the 90s,experienced a different type of kwaito and it was a remarkable soundtrack to those days bic pens used as rewinding mechanism.the marrying of the current crop of kwaito artists with the governing party isnt illegal but is it sustainable,if so,to which extent?criticism isnt ought to not be taken as being anti anc.it is indicative of concern.it is usually said that to understand any society,one need look no further that its arts-literature,paintings and music amongst others.now,if a foreign national were to listen to kwaito in its current state,they would probably conclude that there arent any problems affecting young people in the main.as an entrepreneural project kwaito has gets full marks.the blurring lines between house and kwaito has also compounded the headaches of the genre that was once the undisputed authority on daily experiences of the black youth.

By: Tuelo A Sense

Tuelo A Sense — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:00:11 +0000

But then again, we cud look at wat the word “relevance”, maybe kwaito IS relevant to the current situation in SA. It all depends on wat u relate the word “relevance” to. And judging by the current headspace that our youth is at, then kwaito is “relevant” to the youth. I mean, look at us… We are exactly wat kwaito portrays!

By: Tuelo A sense

Tuelo A sense — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:45:12 +0000

As a young boy growing up in the dusty townships of mothibistad in the nothern cape, i remember wen we used to buy cassette tapes of Bongo Maffin, Crowded crew, tkzee, skeem, even Thebe was relevant back then. We wud rewind it with a bic pen, lol, and somehow we knew where each song was by just looking at the tape. A friend of mine used to host parties with those cassettes, he was a dj and collected a whole lot of cassettes. Kwaito had a voice, i remember wen i heard the remake of “hotel california” by bongo maffin, oh man, i still listen to it today. 🙂 how it got to its current state, i really dont kno. Not to sound controversial or anything, i think Durban kwaito killed that voice in kwaito. Back in those days, kwaito was about parties, fine, but there were more relevant than irrelevant songs on the mainstream. There were positive uplifting messages. Kwaito is not like American hip hop, not at all, american hip hop is flooded by cormercial music about cars, money, and booze, but they hav a big underground market. They hav musicians that are unknown to tv and radio listeners, but well known to those that are wat are called “heads”. Kwaito has lost its relevance, maybe i dnt kno much about the kwaito industry, sure, they make a lot of money, and it’s nice music that people love, it makes them happy and everybody deserves to be happy, but wen it comes to relevance, kwaito has lost it. Im not saying kwaito is wack or bad, (if u like it, then knock urself out), but u cant mention kwaito and relevance in the same line without the two words repelling each other. I may sound like an old man that cannot accept change, but truth be told, i miss those olden days and i wish i cud listen to kwaito again. Evolution is good, but wat is evolution? Has it really evolved? I think it just mutated, not evolved. And as for the public humiliation by our ruling party, wat can i say, we’ve
Really lost it, we need a mental assylum. We’re like kids fighting for a sweet, we need to grow up!!!