Being the change kwaito needs
Thursday, May 08, 2014
Gaelebalwe CD cover
“Ever since groups like T-Joints parted ways, kwaito has slowly been a genre that people feel is dying, we do not have many kwaito artists locally like we used to back in the day. A lot of them have shifted to house music and this is where I come in. I believe I am going to make people have faith in kwaito music again,” he says. Gaelebale says the album is done and ready to hit the shelves. But because he wants only the best for his listeners, he decided to polish it for a better quality release.
The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...