Definition of Kwela

1. Noun. A kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; includes a whistle among its instruments.

Generic synonyms: Dance Music

Definition of Kwela

1. Noun. (South Africa) A style of music first played in the townships whose principal instrument is the penny whistle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kwela

1. a Zulu folk-music [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kwela

kvetchy
kw
kwaai
kwacha
kwachas
kwagga
kwaggas
kwai
kwaito
kwanza
kwanzas
kwashiorkor
kwashiorkors
kweek
kwela (current term)
kwelas
kwerekwere
kwh
kwukyel
ky-
kyBP
kyaboca wood
kyack
kyacks
kyak
kyaks
kyamancha
kyang
kyangs

Literary usage of Kwela

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Black Composers of Southern Africa by Yvonne Huskisson, Sarita Hauptfleisch (1992)
"Golden disc award for his penny-whistle disc, kwela SPOKES, and, year later, ... Became KING kwela; kwela music the rage. Made several long-playing discs, ..."

2. A Handbook of the Ila Language by Edwin William Smith (1907)
"3 /. sing, his; prefixed by gen. parts. kwela, ku, vt to draw, pull, drag. ... ku, vt rel. kwela, to . pull towards. ... ku, T. t. int. kwela, to pull hard. ..."

3. A Grammar of the Kaffir Language by William Binnington Boyce, William Jafferd Davis (1844)
"... e si yaku li kwela; The horse which the servant will ride. Second. By prefixing the relative pronoun of the antecedent to the verb, and placing after ..."

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