# Arthur Mafokate — Every Record We Rank

Arthur Mafokate appears 4 times in our Kwaito, Dancing to Bad News, The Waxonia Desk — Out of Durban, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 4
- **Appears on:** Kwaito, Dancing to Bad News, The Waxonia Desk — Out of Durban, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- **Year:** 1995
- **Highest placing:** No. 1 in Kwaito
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/arthur-mafokate/

## Appears on

### [Kaffir](https://waxonia.com/track/arthur-mafokate--kaffir/)

*1995 · No. 1 in [Kwaito](https://waxonia.com/genre/kwaito/)*

A dance record built around a plea not to be called a slur, and the first real controversy of the new South Africa. Sold over half a million copies and defined what the genre was allowed to be about.

Also on: [Dancing to Bad News](https://waxonia.com/theme/dancing-to-bad-news/), [The Waxonia Desk — Out of Durban](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-gqom-out-of-durban/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Arthur%20Mafokate%20Kaffir) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=sep8mvPZW6s)

### [Kaffir](https://waxonia.com/track/arthur-mafokate--kaffir/)

*1995 · Picked by [Dancing to Bad News](https://waxonia.com/theme/dancing-to-bad-news/)*

A dance record whose hook is a plea not to be called a slur, released a year after the first free election. Half a million copies sold to people moving to it, and the first serious argument the new country had about its own pop music.

Also on: [Kwaito](https://waxonia.com/genre/kwaito/), [The Waxonia Desk — Out of Durban](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-gqom-out-of-durban/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Arthur%20Mafokate%20Kaffir) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=sep8mvPZW6s)

### [Kaffir](https://waxonia.com/track/arthur-mafokate--kaffir/)

*1995 · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — Out of Durban](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-gqom-out-of-durban/)*

Here for the inheritance rather than the moment. Kwaito is what Durban's producers were working after, and whether gqom continued it or replaced it has never been settled by anyone.

Also on: [Kwaito](https://waxonia.com/genre/kwaito/), [Dancing to Bad News](https://waxonia.com/theme/dancing-to-bad-news/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Arthur%20Mafokate%20Kaffir) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=sep8mvPZW6s)

### [Kaffir](https://waxonia.com/track/arthur-mafokate--kaffir/)

*1995 · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)*

A dance record built around a plea not to be called a slur, and the first real argument of the new South Africa. Half a million copies, and a genre given its subject.

Also on: [Kwaito](https://waxonia.com/genre/kwaito/), [Dancing to Bad News](https://waxonia.com/theme/dancing-to-bad-news/), [The Waxonia Desk — Out of Durban](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-gqom-out-of-durban/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Arthur%20Mafokate%20Kaffir) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=sep8mvPZW6s)

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