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kwaito
/ ˈkwaɪˌtəʊ /
noun
- a type of South African pop music with lyrics spoken over an instrumental backing usually consisting of slowed-down house music layered with African percussion and melodies
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kwaito1
C20: from Amakwaito , a gang in Sophiatown, South Africa, in the 1950s
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