Definition of kwaito in English:

kwaito

noun ˈkwʌɪtəʊ

mass nounSouth African

A style of popular music similar to hip-hop, featuring vocals recited over an instrumental backing with strong bass lines.
〈南非〉克瓦托音乐（一种与嬉蹦音乐相似的流行音乐，主要特点为以器乐演奏为背景的朗诵辅以强低音伴奏）
Example sentencesExamples
- This brings us to the common claim that much kwaito is apolitical.
- Unfortunately I do not have a car but I like jazz and kwaito.
- He adds that it is not kwaito, not hip hop but rather different genres mixed up.
- There is something for everyone at the third annual Soweto Arts Festival, from kwaito to hip-hop, from theatre to film and dance.
- The film features rap, kwaito, hip-hop and traditional music from Zanzibar, Johannesburg and Cape Town.

Origin

1990s: named after the Amakwaito, a group of 1950s gangsters in Sophiatown (a former quarter of Johannesburg), or from Afrikaans kwaai 'angry, vicious', slang 'excellent, great'.

词汇	kwaito
释义	Definition of kwaito in English: kwaito noun ˈkwʌɪtəʊ mass nounSouth African A style of popular music similar to hip-hop, featuring vocals recited over an instrumental backing with strong bass lines. 〈南非〉克瓦托音乐（一种与嬉蹦音乐相似的流行音乐，主要特点为以器乐演奏为背景的朗诵辅以强低音伴奏） Example sentencesExamples This brings us to the common claim that much kwaito is apolitical. Unfortunately I do not have a car but I like jazz and kwaito. He adds that it is not kwaito, not hip hop but rather different genres mixed up. There is something for everyone at the third annual Soweto Arts Festival, from kwaito to hip-hop, from theatre to film and dance. The film features rap, kwaito, hip-hop and traditional music from Zanzibar, Johannesburg and Cape Town. Origin 1990s: named after the Amakwaito, a group of 1950s gangsters in Sophiatown (a former quarter of Johannesburg), or from Afrikaans kwaai 'angry, vicious', slang 'excellent, great'.
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