A style of music first played in the townships whose principal instrument is the penny whistle.(noun)
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Use "kwela" in a sentence
"They were in "police vehicles, some in private cars, some in … big vans called kwela-kwela's and some in smaller ones" driving up the main road."
"It is a great loss to music lovers, especially jazz followers, some of whom were almost addicted to his marabi and kwela music, and to cultural activists generally."
"It sounded like someone was throwing coins and dice on the table and, amid a lively conversation, out came the words "here comes kwela kwela"."