Mzansi Music
Various Artists
Reviews
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2005-07-05
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
****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
Recent airplay
Kleva
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Movimento
Cacao! — Nov 13, 2012
Social Ills
Depends on the Weather — Nov 01, 2012
Uzoyithola Kanjani?, Amadlozi
Negro Thump Music — Dec 23, 2008
Kleva
No Cover, No Minimum: World Countdown — Jan 06, 2006
Amadlozi
New World Disorder — Dec 22, 2005
Charting
2005-07-04 — 2005-09-05
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| 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 |