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April 27 Th 2004 Will Mark 10 Years of Democracy in South Africa . One of the Benefits of Post-94 South Africa is the Freedom of Expression. A Freedom That, 20 Years Ago, was a Luxury for Black Youths Living in a Country Torn Apart by Apartheid. And the First Place this Freedom Became Visible was on the Music Scenein the Form of an Infectious, Irresistible Dance Music Called Kwaito. In the Early Nineties Young Black Producers and Djs, Spurred on by the Euphoria of a Newly Liberated South Africa, Fused Chanted Lyrics (In Zulu and Township Slang), with Imported House Sounds and Influences from South African Eighties Township Pop as Well as Overseas Hip-hop, R&B and Jamaican Dancehall Sounds. Whether It?s Young Black Owned Record Labels, Youth Radio Stations Like Y FM and Fashion Labels Rooted in Sa History and Urban Style.