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kwela
/ ˈkwɛlə; ˈkweɪlə /
noun
- a type of pop music popular among the Black communities of South Africa
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of kwela1
C20: said to be from Zulu or Xhosa: jump up
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The music incorporates a variety of South African rhythms and styles, including Marabi, Kwela, Mbaqanga and Mbube, mixed in with Western sounds.
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Compare the TlÄ-tlÄ«-sī—Kwela and Nekum-ke-lÄ«sla septs of the Kwakiool people.
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Unlike Nollybooks, the characters do have sex in Kwela Books.
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South African publisher Kwela Books has created Sapphire Press in response to a need for "black romance" in the country.
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Princess Margaret herself has cut some kwela steps.
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