The Joy Of South African Township Jive

Air Date:
Heard On The Odyssey Series
Album Cover Artwork, Warner Brothers Records 1990

Township Jive emerged from South African townships. And, what’s even more striking is that this genre of African music influenced Western breakdance. However, it was born in South Africa during the apartheid era 1948 to the early 1990s far from the shores of North America.

Episode Credits

  • Dr. Jonathan Øverby Host
  • Tom Blain Technical Director

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