Trompies continue to prove that kwaito still has life beyond nostalgia.
“Is kwaito dead?”
This is the question that once again took over South African social media this week after Prince Kaybee posted a short but loaded statement online: “One of the saddest things is the death of kwaito.”
Just like that, timelines turned into a virtual taxi rank debate. Everyone had an opinion. Some declared the genre gone, while others insisted it is still alive in taverns, kasi parties and at Sunday braais.
Then there were those who argued that kwaito never disappeared at all. It simply changed clothes.
