| Shangaan electro | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Electronic music, Tsonga disco, Kwaito, House music |
| Cultural origins | South Africa |
| Typical instruments | Synthesizer, drum machine, modified electronics, sampler, sequencer |
Shangaan electro is a dance movement and musical style born from a 21st-century reboot of local folk traditions in South African townships, Tsonga Disco and Kwaito House. The movement has been spearheaded by DJ Khwaya and the producer Nozinja in recent years, who has turned it into an iconic Afro-futurist strain of electronic dance music.[1] Shangaan electro is also called "Tsonga Electro" in the Limpopo province of South Africa and was described as "the footwork-y highlife sound" by Red Bull Media House's, writer Chris Parkin.[2]