“Si-ghetto Fabulous” (“We Are Ghetto Fabulous”): Kwaito Musical Performance and Consumption in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Abstract

The sweeping changes that ushered in the fall of the apartheid regime and the implementation of a Bill of Rights has generally meant that more attention has been paid to human rights and dignity in post-apartheid South Africa, particularly for those who were previously excluded from protections during apartheid. This article looks at contemporary South African popular culture through the lens of kwaito music in order to dissect how, years after apartheid, there are still those bodies that retain infrahumanity. 1