Comments on: Weekend Music: Kwaito: DJ Mujava

By: kamau

kamau — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:21:22 +0000

@tmsruge: you’re right … that is the part that blows my mind! apparently dj mujava creates his music on cheap PC equipment in the townships of pretoria and then promotes it by giving it to the taxi and bus driver around town. from there to global recognition. truly amazing. def need to get my behind to SA.

thanks for stopping by and checking out my site btw.

By: tmsruge

tmsruge — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:25:34 +0000

I was there dancing the night away with Afromusing. I was completely caught off guard at how mature Jo’Burg’s house music scene was. What was even really inspiring was the fact that it was the black kids blowing up the scene!! I would have expected the Asian or White community to lead the charge… Kamau, you should make it a priority to head down there!

By: kamau

kamau — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:41:04 +0000

afromusing … that must have been really cool, globe-trotter that you are. jo’burg is at the top of cities i would like to visit, i have so much about it from friends and family who have visited.

By: afromusing

afromusing — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:15:45 +0000

nice…takes me back to October in Joburg…The house music scene in SA is just fabulous! I had the best time ever, and can’t wait to go back. Absolutely cool music.

By: kamau

kamau — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:25:35 +0000

Ntwiga, asante sana. Will check out the links. Like you I happen to be a huge fan of deep house starting way back in college in the midwest where I heard the first stuff that came out of Chicago (Marshall Jefferson, Adonis, Mr. Fingers). One of my most treasured vinyl albums is a Trax Records compilation of early house from 1986. I still break it out occasionally to play “Can You Feel it” by Mr. Fingers.

That’s why my ears pricked up when I heard this kwaito song … strong chi-house influence (kwaito was inspired by 90’s house music).

By: Ntwiga

Ntwiga — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:24:17 +0000

No one I could let this excellent find go without a comment, thanks.

Another thing I like: the juxtapositioning of chicago house and kwaito, you have excellent taste in music if I may say so. Allow me to offer a couple of links you may like …