THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Feb 23 2012 09:47 | LAST UPDATED Feb 23 2012 09:47
Shangaan goes global

How Shangaan went electronic -- and then global

A compilation of electronic Shangaan music is taking the world by storm. Lloyd Gedye travels to Giyani to find out what the legends of Shangaan music.

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We journey to Giyani in Limpopo to uncover the amazing story of how Shangaan music went electro, and then global. Our travels took us to the rural homes of some of the oldest artists, and back to Jo'burg where we spoke to Nozinga, the producer behind the new wave of Shangaan music, which is taking the world by storm.
We journey into rural Limpopo to meet with one of the fathers of Shangaan music, General MD Shirinda. A legend in the industry, Shirinda continues to be a successful gigging and recording artist. But the music is changing as the youth seek faster electro sounds -- something Shirinda's son, Ndongwe is producing. We explore the old and new, within the space of the Shirinda homestead.
We headed to the Chiawelo dance competition in Soweto, where an energetic crowd dance to the newest Shangaan Electro beats. Chiawelo is home to a majority of Shangaan and Tsonga people and is at the epicenter of new electronic Shangaan music. Most Sundays Shangaan residents take to the streets to attend these open dance competitions.
Take a journey with M&G photo editor Paul Botes as he shares his experience of the Shangaan Electro feature story through his lens. From Giyani in Limpopo to Chiawelo in Soweto, it's a colourful tale of old and new.

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