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This sound from South Africa emerged from Marabi in the early 1950s. Kwela is rooted in Malawi and local South African traditional music such as Zulu music, and is influenced by Jazz as well. The four bar themes get repeated and mildly varied. The happy melodies of Kwela are mostly played by different flutes such as pennywhistle flutes and are often accompanied by banjo or guitar. Kwela became popular in Malawi as well and was prominent worldwide in the 1950s. The most significant artists are South African Lemmy "Special" Mabaso and Spokes Mashiyane, Malawian Donald Kach… read more
This sound from South Africa emerged from Marabi in the early 1950s. Kwela is rooted in Malawi and local South African traditional music such as Zulu music, and is influenced by Jazz as well. The four bar themes get repeated and mildly varied. The happy melodies of Kwela are mostly played by … read more
This sound from South Africa emerged from Marabi in the early 1950s. Kwela is rooted in Malawi and local South African traditional music such as Zulu music, and is influenced by Jazz as well. The four bar themes get repeated and mildly varied. The happy melodies of Kwela are mostly played by different flutes such as pennywhistle flutes and are often accompanied b… read more

Top Artists

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    Spokes Mashiyane

    3,941 listeners

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    Solven Whistlers

    2,654 listeners

  3. Image for 'Big Voice Jack'

    Big Voice Jack

    790 listeners

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    Elias & His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes

    849 listeners

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    Tebogo

    410 listeners

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    Kwela Tebza

    248 listeners

  7. Image for 'Big Voice Jack Lerole'

    Big Voice Jack Lerole

    225 listeners

  8. Image for 'Lemmy "Special" Mabaso'

    Lemmy "Special" Mabaso

    108 listeners

  9. Image for 'Donald Kachamba's Kwela Band'

    Donald Kachamba's Kwela Band

    72 listeners

  10. Image for 'Alexander Junior Bright Boys with Lemmy Special'

    Alexander Junior Bright Boys with Lemmy…

    48 listeners

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1 Play track Something New in Africa Solven Whistlers
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2 Goli Kwela Kippie Moeketsi & The Marabi Kings
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3 Play track Meva Spokes Mashiyane
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4 Play track Banana Ba Rustenburg Spokes Mashiyane
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5 Play track Marabi Party Mango Groove
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6 Blue Fountain Soweto String Quartet
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7 Millennia Soweto String Quartet
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8 Clarinet Kwela Kippie Moeketsi & The Marabi Kings
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9 Uile Ngoan'a Batho Miriam Makeba & The Skylarks with Spokes Mashiyane
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10 Chobolo Spokes Mashiyane
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  1. Image for 'Let's Do the Kwela'

    Let's Do the Kwela

    Positively Testcard 3 listeners

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