Watch music documentary on SA club culture

The Rave & Resistance documentary features the views of industry giants such as Oskido, Lakuti, Bob Mabena, Vinny Da Vinci, DJ Christos, Trompies and G-Force, as they take viewers on a journey to the origins of dance music in South Africa in the early 1990s.

Directed by Johannesburg-based filmmaker Zandi Tisani, Rave & Resistance reminisces on how legends such as Brenda Fassie, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Chicco Twala, Dan Nkosi and others shaped the face of bubblegum music and subsequently influenced the emergence of musicians such as Zola, Bongo Maffin, Mdu Masilela, Mandoza and Boom Shaka.

“Music has always been an intrinsic bedrock for the South African society; a phenomenon that was evident during the most difficult times of apartheid, as it epitomised social cohesion,” Red Bull Music said.

“Today, music continues to play an important role in society, aside from pure entertainment. Rave & Resistance will draw you back to a time in townships where young black kids were finding a way to voice their experiences in a way that had never been done before, while white people, struggling with their privilege, were looking at ways to connect with a world they had been separated from.

"These two worlds would collide in abandoned buildings in the inner city and mega bashes in the townships. Their combined efforts produce a sound that helped this country to forge its identity and become significant across the world."

The documentary revisits pivotal moments in music history, as it recalls a rainbow nation that was flanked by bubblegum music and social clubs that were open to people of all races and sexualities.

“This was an era that marked rapid change and social upheaval. Apartheid was drawing to a close and the new South Africa was yet to be born,” Red Bull Music said.

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