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As the day-glo 80s were finally burning out, house music arrived in the clubs of South Africa. It spilled slowly from the clubs onto the radio and into the streets. The music was slowed down to allow more complex rhythms, and lyrics were often in more than one of South Africa's official languages, or in the township mixed languages, called Tsotsitaal .
The new genre was called Kwaito , meaning "cool". It was, and largely remains, the sound of young urban South Africa. The Wikipedia article about Kwaito, and the one about Tsotsitaal are pretty interesting.
The energy of this song is incredible. But if you prefer something with a softer sound try this one.
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