Words Danai Mavunga
Meet Tofo Tofo. If you’ve seen Beyoncé's video for Run The World (Girls) then you’ll know the talented kwaito dance group already.
According to Beyoncé's choreographer Frank Gaston Jr (speaking in an interview with MTV News) it took two months to track down the group after seeing them on YouTube dancing at a Mozambican wedding.
We love the behind-the-scenes video of when Tofo Tofo were introduced to Beyoncé – and asked who she was.
Kwaito is a young, fresh and funky music genre from South Africa. But just like hip hop in America, Kwaito is much more than music – it's a lifestyle. It began underground, with records sold from the boot of a car, and became the sound of the townships, empowering young people to think, feel and say what they like.
The track Tofo Tofo are dancing to in the video is an instrumental version of DJ Cleo's Nisho Njalo (meaning 'that’s what you say'). The song is about DJ Cleo trying to sweet talk a girl into going home with him and the girl replies: "That’s what you say when you want us to go home with you… money talks".
Kwaito is creeping out of Southern Africa and, thanks to Beyoncé the world is watching.