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A blend of house, hip-hop and reggae.
 Jon Pareles, The New York Times.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwaito
A description of Kwaito, music downloads, put together by an engineering student, so we'll see about its longevity.
Kwaito - Its history and where its at now.
A page at Rage.co giving a good look at the history and present of Kwaito (at least as of January 2003).
Kwaito: South Africa's hip-hop?
A CNN.com article from June 9, 1999 by Steve Wright.
Kwaito you can wear.
A Kwaito concert cum fashion show from October, 1998.

Kwaito Groups

Basement Jaxx
The duo of Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton.
Bongo Maffin
"Started in 1996, as a conceptual band 'project' under the guidance of renowned South African 'muso' and DJ, Oscar; Bongo Maffin delivers a strong South African sound, intermingled with global characteristics." (From the website.)
Mandoza
The ghetto-fabulous king of cross-over kwaito
Skeem
A German language review from October 1997 about Skeem
TKZee

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