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This article is about the music of the Zulu ethnic group. For the band called Zulu, see Zulu (band).

The

choral music and gospel
. In fact, some of the most popular songs from South Africa are in Zulu.

Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds formed in 1933, pictured in 1941.
Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds formed in 1933, pictured in 1941.

Kasi Rap

Kwaito

Diplo has described Kwaito as "slowed-down garage music," most popular among the black youth of South Africa.[2][3]

Maskandi

Maskanda (or Maskandi) is a kind of Zulu folk music that is evolving with South African society. Ethekwini Online describes it as "The music played by the man on the move, the modern minstrel, today’s troubadour. It is the music of the man walking the long miles to court a bride, or to meet with his Chief; a means of transport. It is the music of the man who sings of his real life experiences, his daily joys and sorrows, his observations of the world. It’s the music of the man who’s got the Zulu blues."[citation needed
]

Amapiano

Amapiano, a Nguni word loosely translated to "the pianos", is a South African subgenre of house music that emerged in South Africa in the mid-2010s. It is a hybrid of deep house, jazz, and lounge music characterized by synths and wide percussive basslines

Gqomu

click consonants
from the Zulu language that represents a hitting drum. Music connoisseurs who were actively and rigorously involved in influencing the masses to accept and embrace the new, shift-shaping sound included the likes of South African rapper, Okmalumkoolkat, Italian record label Gqom Oh owner, Malumz Kole,[7] Afrotainment record label owner, DJ Tira as well as music taste-maker and personal public relations liaison, Cherish LaLa Mankai.[7][8] Related artists are DJ Lag, DJ Bongz, Lord The Dj, MasterT, Dj Noffoh, Dj Nkaa, Rudeboyz, Distruction Boyz & AudioBoyz.[9]

Mbube and Isicathamiya

Main articles: Mbube (genre) and Isicathamiya
Ladysmith Black Mambazo (2018)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo (2018)

Mbube is both a song, originally released in the 1940s by Solomon Linda, and a genre of South African popular music that was inspired by it.[10] "Mbube" was recorded in 1939 and became a major hit in the country.[11] The song was in a traditional Zulu choral style, which soon came to the attention of American musicologist Alan Lomax, who brought to the song to folk singer Pete Seeger, then of The Weavers. They made the song a Top 15 American hit in 1952 (as "Wimoweh"), though creator Solomon Linda was not credited; later, The Kingston Trio released a cover of it. Later still, The Tokens turned the song into "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", and it became a #1 American hit.[12] The Durban-based Ladysmith Black Mambazo, formed by Joseph Shabalala in 1960, sings, among other styles, music in the mbube tradition inclusive of isicathamiya.[13][14]

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References

  1. JSTOR 30250016
    – via JSTOR.
  2. ^ Coffee, Black. "A Chat with Black Coffee - Kwaito is Still Around". XLR8R. xlr8r.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
  3. ^ "The Best Amapiano Artists You Need To Know". HipUpMusic. 7 April 2023. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ Oliver, Huw (22 January 2016). "Gqom, the foot-stomping new sound of South Africa's townships". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "What the foq is gqom?". 5 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Gqom—The Sound from the Townships of South Africa". 9 August 2016.
  7. ^ a b Weichenrieder, Philipp (19 April 2016). "Gqom-Musik aus Südafrika: Townships calling". Die Tageszeitung: Taz – via www.taz.de.
  8. ^ "Gqom: The rise of a subculture".
  9. ^ "Gqom: A deeper look at South Africa's new generation of house". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  10. ^ Reports, Special (7 October 2022). "Celebrating the legacy of Solomon Linda and South Africa's indigenous music". Mail & Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  11. ^ Ngema, Zee (10 August 2020). "How the Creator of 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' Finally Got His Due In 'Black Is King'". Okay Africa. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  12. ^ Malan, Rian (14 May 2000). "In the Jungle: Inside the Long, Hidden Genealogy of 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 17 August 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  13. Bambalele, Patience (13 September 2022). "KZN town to be renamed after scathamiya pioneer Solomon Linda". Sowetan Live. Archived
    from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  14. ^ Pareles, Jon (19 October 2016). "Music Review |Ladysmith Black Mambazo". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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