KASI RAP FESTIVAL

A Decade ago, a brand new genre was born, a genre that directly caters to the sprawling streets of Soweto, a mixture of Kwaito and hip-hop. Its relevance was immediately appreciated by young (and old) people and music lovers in hoods across South Africa.

Kasi Rap is the underdog in the ever-commercial digital modern landscape that is playing itself out in our mobile, internet and TV screens. It is not on TV yet but in young people’s phones and hearts. It’s hardly on radio but you hear it everywhere in the streets of South Africa.