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mbaqanga
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Mbaqanga () is a style of South African music that emerged in the early 1960s in the urban townships, particularly around Johannesburg. It draws from a variety of ethnic traditions, including Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Pedi, and Tsonga musical elements. Mbaqanga blends traditional South African vocal harmonies, rhythmic patterns, and dance styles with influences from marabi, kwela, and Western popular music such as jazz. It continues to influence musicians both in South Africa and globally.
Key facts
- Music genre.name
- Mbaqanga
- Music genre.stylistic_origins
- Marabi, kwela
- Music genre.cultural_origins
- Early 1960s, South Africa
- Music genre.derivatives
- Township Jive
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- music genre
- Subclass of
- marabi
- Country of origin
- South Africa
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- History
- Formation
- International popularity
- References
Mbaqanga () is a style of South African music that emerged in the early 1960s in the urban townships, particularly around Johannesburg. It draws from a variety of ethnic traditions, including Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Pedi, and Tsonga musical elements. Mbaqanga blends traditional South African vocal harmonies, rhythmic patterns, and dance styles with influences from marabi, kwela, and Western popular music such as jazz. It continues to influence musicians both in South Africa and globally.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “mbaqanga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.