So, kwaito has become more
"housey" in order to remain relevant and to keep up its name. Since
the mid 2000's kwaito has been losing out to the sounds of house, so much that
if you are not a hardcore music lover, musician or party animal you would think
the genre has disappeared completely. House has roughly pushed all other genres
and styles out of the way to become the dominant sound in Mzansi.
At times it is called afro
house and dance music. Okusalayo (it still remains) it is house music. It has
kwaicore elements to it, combining the two genres together. No, not just
slapping random loud deep annoying beats and sounds to create a song.
Local Djs (such as Oskido)
took what they learnt from kwaito and applied it to house, which means taking
your basic faster tempo and adding components of kwaito that ground it.
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The K in Oskido is for Kwaicore
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The songs
might use different harmonies or melodies from an old South African song
(mostly kwaito). The lyrics will be about something that its listeners
recognize, something political, humorous, etc.
It is party music, but still ties in with South African identity and history. It has meaning beyond music. It brings people together, anywhere and everywhere, whether it is at a shebeen, club, or shisa nyama. Hit singles are normally released closer to the festive season and are played throughout the festive season. That is such a Kwaicore move.
You will sometimes hear the lyrics in one of the local languages and sometimes it will just be a continuous beat with no lyrics. This makes it so Kwaicore.
Here are some links to visit to get a feel as to what I am talking about in terms of the lyrics and the on-going beat without lyrics.
3 comments:
Mmm so kwaito and deep house= Kwaicore? Such a cool name.
Ok so does that mean there is fashion trends and dance trends to it?
the next big thing
This is just so dzuey!!
Kwaito & house have evolved but they still keep us entertained!
Nice 1!
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