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Shangaan electro

South African dance movement and musical style.

South AfricaSince 2007electronic dance musicdance

About Shangaan electro

Tsonga 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. Tsonga electro is also called "Shangaan 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.

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Shangaan electro is associated with South Africa and dates to 2007. Explore related traditions below or compare it with the most popular dance styles in the United States.

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