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Kwaito meaning

  1. A style of music featuring words chanted over house music, originating in Johannesburg during the 1990s.
  2. The meme or milieu associated with the music style.

Using Kwaito

  • The main meaning on this page is: A style of music featuring words chanted over house music, originating in Johannesburg during the 1990s. | The meme or milieu associated with the music style.
  • In the example corpus, kwaito often appears in combinations such as: of kwaito, and kwaito, kwaito artist.

Context around Kwaito

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sounds 1× featuring 1× legendary 1× mzanzi 1×

Often after:

artist 2× sounds 1× musician 1× lacks 1× kicks 1× trap 1× group 1× dancers 1×

Sentence patterns with Kwaito

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

2018 mzanzi kwaito and house 1× derived from kwaito 1× family of kwaito musician siphiwe 1× features many kwaito dancers and 1× framework that kwaito lacks 1× house and kwaito here cjp 1× jazz sounds kwaito kicks old 1× laced with kwaito sounds 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

both genres combine 1× gqom is a 1× it cleverly incorporates 1× mjokes who is 1× south africans were 1× tembisa born dj 1×

Common sentence endings:

african rap masterpiece 1× and downloading platforms 1× and kwaito artist 1× dancers and musicians 1× derived from kwaito 1× following his passing 1×

Words around Kwaito

Just before it in the word index:

kwait 2 kwaidan 3 kwai 20 kwahu 14 kwaghngu 2 kwagga 5

Just after it in the word index:

kwajalein 11 kwak 11 kwakiutl 10 kwaku 64 kwakwaka 5 kwakwani 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Kwaito

  • In this selection, "kwaito" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sounds, featuring, legendary, artist, sounds and musician stand out and add context to how "kwaito" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2018 mzanzi kwaito and house and derived from kwaito. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kwaito" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kwaito

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The show features many kwaito dancers and musicians. (8 words)

He’s a South African DJ, music maker and kwaito artist. (11 words)

It is a dance song in the ngqomu genre, which has derived from kwaito. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Both genres combine the drum patterns and basslines of their 4/4 cousins, but AmaPiano carries a cheery brightness—characterized by jazz-inflected keys, eager vocal cuts, and organ licks constructed over a laid-back 115 bpm framework—that kwaito lacks. (41 words)

Mjokes, who is better known as Emmanuel Matsane, one of the founders of music giant Kalawa-Jazmee Records, as well as a member of the legendary kwaito group Trompies, will be releasing a single on 14 September, called Abantu. (39 words)

Thunder Ndlovu, also known as Red Beatz, shares a new wave featuring kwaito, Trap and Shona music in his latest six track EP (extended play) Purple Range, which dropped on Thursday, across all music streaming and downloading platforms. (38 words)

Example sentences (12)

Gqom is a subculture of kwaito, which makes it fitting DJ Lag’s inspiration comes from the duo, whose music is laced with kwaito sounds.

He’s a South African DJ, music maker and kwaito artist.

The family of Kwaito musician Siphiwe ‘General GTZ’ Sibisi is expecting members of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture to visit their home in Soweto, following his passing.

It is a dance song in the ngqomu genre, which has derived from kwaito.

Both genres combine the drum patterns and basslines of their 4/4 cousins, but AmaPiano carries a cheery brightness—characterized by jazz-inflected keys, eager vocal cuts, and organ licks constructed over a laid-back 115 bpm framework—that kwaito lacks.

It cleverly incorporates a mix of jazz sounds, kwaito kicks, old school rap beats and drums to create an African rap masterpiece.

South Africans were left in shock after Kwaito artist, Mampintsha allegedly beat up his girlfriend, better known as as Babes Wodumo “Gqom Queen” on a live Instagram video that was recorded by her on Monday.

Thunder Ndlovu, also known as Red Beatz, shares a new wave featuring kwaito, Trap and Shona music in his latest six track EP (extended play) Purple Range, which dropped on Thursday, across all music streaming and downloading platforms.

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Mjokes, who is better known as Emmanuel Matsane, one of the founders of music giant Kalawa-Jazmee Records, as well as a member of the legendary kwaito group Trompies, will be releasing a single on 14 September, called Abantu.

Tembisa-born DJ Sbu, the MC at the 2018 Mzanzi Kwaito and House Music Awards.

They love reggae-dancehall over there, the same way Namibians love house and kwaito here," CJP says.

The show features many kwaito dancers and musicians.

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Common combinations with kwaito

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kwaito" in a sentence?
An example: "Gqom is a subculture of kwaito, which makes it fitting DJ Lag’s inspiration comes from the duo, whose music is laced with kwaito sounds." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "kwaito" from authentic English texts.
What does "kwaito" mean?
Kwaito means: A style of music featuring words chanted over house music, originating in Johannesburg during the 1990s.
How many example sentences with "kwaito" are there?
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