Jaiva
| Jaiva | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Township jive, Soweto jive, Soweto sound, Soweto beat | 
| Stylistic origins | Mbaqanga, kwaito, Western pop music | 
| Cultural origins | 1940s - early 1990s, South Africa | 
Jaiva, Township jive (TJ), Soweto jive, Soweto sound or Soweto beat is a subgenre of South African township music and African dance form that influenced Western breakdance and emerged from the shebeen culture of the apartheid-era townships.