Kwela

As a dance form
A musical form (also called "street music"), developed in the townships of the Witwatersrand(**??), utilized by the township jazz bands of the 1950’s and brought to international prominence by Todd Matshikiza's score for the musical King Kong (1959) and the young Lemmy Mambaso’s international chart-topping version of the “Penny Whistle Kwela”. It has since remained a fundamental part of the township jazz style(**???)

A TV programme
A popular Afrikaans arts programme on KykNet, the commercial TV station.

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