kwaito
/ˈkwaɪtəʊ/noun
mass noun
- S. African a style of popular music similar to hip hop, featuring vocals recited over an instrumental backing with strong bass lines〈南非〉克瓦托音乐(一种与嬉蹦音乐相似的流行音乐, 主要特点为以器乐演奏为背景的朗诵辅以强低音伴奏)。
词源
1990s: named after the Amakwaito, a group of 1950s gangsters in Sophiatown (a former quarter of Johannesburg), from Afrikaans kwaai 'angry, vicious'.