CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: A South African Sound That Has Global Appeal

TOWNSHIP FUNK by the South African D.J. and producer Mujava, is one of the biggest global dance hits of the past year. Built from martial snare drums that invoke a local music called kwaito, an ominous synthetic bass drone and a melancholy melody fashioned from video-game-like sounds, the song has been played and endlessly remixed by D.J.s from an wide array of genres and supported by mainstream tastemakers like the British radio D.J. Pete Tong...

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