How Kwaito became a global force

Kwaito has risen up out of South Africa's ghettos to become the international sound of a post-apartheid generation. Spoek Mathambo takes Melissa Bradshaw back to its roots'I guess I'm the young Prince who's trying to kill his dad, the king, and take over the kingdom. But I've been in exile for a while and now I'm back to take the throne," says Spoek Mathambo, sitting out on the rooftop outside a recording studio in downtown Johannesburg. He is here recording his second album, a followup to last ...

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