Mzansi Music

Various Artists
World | May 2005

Reviews

Don Farrell
Reviewed 2005-07-05
After 11 years of freedom South Africa has it's own unique Urban style. Kwaito music (hot and Happening) is chanted lyrics in a fusion of 11 languages, slang, Township pop, Hip Hop and Jamaican Dancehall.
****1: 5: 05 cool pounding rhythm, fast male hip hop.
2: 4:18 fast male vocals, pounding rhythm
3: 4:14 mid tempo, nice sound.
***4: 5: 50 male & female rapper, house/Reggae/R&B/hiphop, some in English.
**5: 6:28 fast pounding rhythm, cool female chorus.
***6: 5:55 minimal vocals, cool dance number.
7: 5:37 pounding drum beat, nice dance number.
**8: 4:38 good male vocals ( some I English) + cool fem wailing.
9: 4:32 fast rap + cool swirl sound.
**10: 3:11 male dub/reggae/rap in English
****11: 3:16 female rap in English about fashion
**12: 4:37 beautiful female voice, in English, slow dub.
13: 4: 54 loud raspy male vocal, pounding rhythm, cool sound.
**14: 5:54 POUNDing rhythm, nice female vocal & chorus.
**15: 4:47 slow to mid song about idenity " What makes you an African?", most in English. D Farrell 06/2005

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Charting

2005-07-04 — 2005-09-05 Reggae/World
Week EndingAirplays
Aug 28 1
Aug 21 3
Aug 14 4
Aug 7 3
Jul 31 5
Jul 24 4
Jul 17 3
Jul 10 3

Track listing

1. Kleva
2. Mdlewembe
3. M'gezeni
4. Amadlozi
5. Meropa (Pitseng Tse Kgolo)
6. Vhavenda (Revolution Rmx)
7. Amakoporosh
8. Umoya
9. It's Wonderful
10. Movimento
11. Social Ills
12. Praha Paradise
13. Uzoyithola Kanjani?
14. Ndihamba Nawe
15. African