Boom Shaka were a pioneering kwaito music group from South Africa, consisting of , Lebo Mathosa, and . Their first album was produced in 1994. Boom Shaka's first single "It's About Time" was released in 1993. Boom Shaka became one of the most successful bands of the mid-1990s in South Africa and their music became the soundtrack for many young people in the newly democratic South Africa. Boom Shaka was able to break into the international market and achieved success outside of South Africa in London among other places.