When the Black youth of Soweto fomented a movement through laid-back yet infectious grooves, they did so on the heels of their predecessors’ bubblegum sound that had invigorated and roused many. Ditching its polished aspirational aesthetic for a bold streetwise edge, they fused South African bubblegum with rap, R&B, and house music, giving rise to the distinct sound of kwaito. Drawing on these multicultural influences, the kwaito generation ignited a movement that transcended music.
With a sonic imperative to capture the post-apartheid…
