Named after Amakwaitos (gangsters), who were in turn named after the amalaita—an organization of Norh Sotho gangs active outisde Johannesburg during the first half of the 20th century. Related to the Afrikaans slang “kwai,” meaning hot. An R&B/hip-hop flavored combination of chanted or sung vocals married to powerful (and often programmed) beats. Features sampling and effects. Also has strong roots in Jamaican reggae and European house music. Popular music in today's South Africa.

Kwaito is a music genre that emerged in Johannesburg, South Africa in the early 1990s. It is based on house music beats, but typically at a slower tempo and containing melodic and percussive African samples which are looped, deep basslines and often vocals, generally male, shouted or chanted rather than sung or rapped. More recently, Kwaito artists like Zola have rapped their lyrics in a hip-hop style, while others such as BOP and Oskido have sped up their beats and toned down the male chants to create a softer form of Kwaito or african house.

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Kwaito is a user-friendly content management system built on the Django web framework. It takes inspiration from the WebGUI CMS focusing on the end-user experience and a WYSIWYG interface.