Kwaito superstar 36-year-old Nomasonto Maswanganyi, better known by her stage name Mshoza, can be seen on the DSTV, MTV Base hit show ‘Behind the Story’. It will be broadcast tonight (Wednesday) at 9.30pm and will be rebroadcast on Sunday.

Known for hits such as Kortes and more recently Ubanto Bam, she is a mega SA singing sensation and has relocated herself to the Ladysmith area.

While she has courted some controversy, what superstar has not? She is regarded as one of the remaining leading lights of the kwaito movement.

She was a long-time collaborator with kwaito great Mandoza and listening to her music, you can hear the same kwaito sound.

Kwaito is a music genre that emerged in Johannesburg, South Africa, during the 1990s. It is a variant of house music featuring the use of African sounds and samples. Typically at a slower tempo range than other styles of house music, kwaito often contains catchy melodic and percussive loop samples, deep bass lines, and vocals.

Despite its similarities to hip hop music, kwaito has a distinctive manner in which the lyrics are sung, rapped and shouted.

And now Ladysmith and Bergville, the proud home of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, will now also be home to the reigning queen of kwaito, Mshoza!

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