Editing Soweto (section)

===Music===
[[File:Soweto Marimba Youth League-001.jpg|thumb|The ''Soweto Marimba Youth League'' during a public performance]]
Soweto is credited as one of the founding places for [[Kwaito]] and Kasi rap, which is a style of [[hip hop]] specific to South Africa.<ref>Magubane, Zine. "Globalization and Gangster Rap: Hip Hop in the Post-Apartheid City", in: Basu, Dipannita & Lemelle, Sidney J. (eds.) (2006) ''The Vinyl Ain’t Final: Hip Hop and the Globalization of Black Popular Culture''. London: Pluto Press; pp. 208–29</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://copac.ac.uk/search?rn=1&ti=Vinyl+Final&sort-order=rank|title=The Vinyl Ain't Final|last=Basu|first=Dipannita|access-date=13 August 2009}}</ref> This form of music, which combined many elements of [[house music]], American hip-hop, and traditional African music, became a strong force amongst black South Africans.

'''Early Career'''

The experiences of other developing nations were examined at the Soweto entrepreneurship conference, which looked for ways to help turn the economic tide in townships. 
SOWETO'S entrepreneurs gathered at the University of Johannesburg Soweto Campus on 13 and 14 April to engage with experts from all over the globe about how to enhance skills and value-add in township economies.
The restrictions on economic activities were lifted in 1977, spurring the growth of the taxi industry as an alternative to Soweto's inadequate bus and train transport systems. 
In 1994 Sowetans earned on average almost six and a half times less than their counterparts in wealthier areas of Johannesburg (1994 estimates). Sowetans contribute less than 2% to Johannesburg's rates Some Sowetans remain impoverished, and others live in shanty towns with little or no services. About 85% of Kliptown comprises informal housing. The Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee argues that Soweto's poor are unable to pay for electricity. The committee believes that the South African government's privatization drives will worsen the situation. Research showed that 62% of residents in Orlando East and Pimville were unemployed or pensioners. 
There have been signs recently indicating economic improvement. The Johannesburg City Council began to provide more street lights and to pave roads. Private initiatives to tap Sowetans' combined spending power of R4.3&nbsp;billion were also planned, including the construction of Protea Mall, Jabulani Mall, and the development of Maponya Mall, an upmarket hotel in Kliptown, and the Orlando Ekhaya entertainment center. Soweto has also become a Centre for nightlife and culture.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tswane |first1=Anthony |title=SOWETO ENTREPRENEURS TARGETED |url=https://www.joburg.org.za/media_/Newsroom/Pages/2013%20articles/2011%20&%202012%20%20Articles/Soweto-entrepreneurs-targeted.aspx |website=Joburg.org.za |publisher=City of Joburg |access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref>

Well-known artists from Soweto, besides those mentioned above, include:

* The [[Soweto Gospel Choir]]. Songs and interview from NPR's ''All Things Considered''  Soweto Gospel Choir: 'Voices from Heaven', 4 February 2005.
*[[Soweto String Quartet]]
*Soweto Melodic Voices, the youth choir selected to sing at the [[2009 Confederations Cup]]. It has built its name in UK on Fringe festival in Edinburgh Scotland.