THE FACE’s guide to South African dance music – The Face

A lively collage features six people posing against a vibrant concert backdrop, echoing the electrifying beats of South African dance music. The colorful lighting and bustling crowds set the scene, capturing a snapshot worthy of *The Face*'s guide to unforgettable nights.

A genre for the adventurous, Durban’s gqom scene came as a surprise to many who were in their pop, house and hip-hop bags at every club event throughout the ​’90s and early 2000s. Post-Apartheid, the kwaito genre emerged to give Black folks a chance to embrace their identities, via their own variant of house melded with local raps. But at the same time, South Africa was being introduced to MTV, and the mainstream charts were focused on American stars like Britney Spears and Ricky Martin with…

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