Home / Music / Kwaito is South African house music from the 1990sMusic linernotes album music thebe-magkasuleKwaito is South African house music from the 1990sKwaito emerged in 1990s South Africa, blending house music with African sounds and samples. Thebe Magkasule is widely regarded as one of its legendary pioneers. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related Notes'Bula Boot' made Thebe a kwaito legend on South African radioThebe built his legacy with Kalawa Jazmee Records, the powerhouse behind South Africa's kwaito movementThebe released his debut album Tempy in the mid-1990sMeaghan Smith's Christmas album blends standards with originalsA New Kind of Light is Meaghan Smith's jazz-folk ChristmasExploreThe Nightfly is Donald Fagen's nostalgia for 1950s late-night radioThe Kinks' Village Green Preservation Society is an early concept album about English nostalgiaThe Congotronics series documents experimental music from the DRC'Charm (Over Burundi Cloud)' is built from Hassell's Vernal EquinoxBerlin's electronic scene shaped How to Dress Well's Love RemainsPrevious Lokua Kanza contributed songs and vocals to Miriam Makeba's HomelandNext Jerry Ragovoy gave "Pata Pata" a pop-soul polish in 1967