Ruffest is made up of Max and Sello form the Cape Town Kwaito duo, the Ruffest, arguably one of the Mother Cities biggest champions to South Africa's ever-loved, and these days sometime ignored, indigenous kwaito music genre. Coming from the township of Nyanga they embody the resilient and passionate attitude that so many Kwaito artists have imbued as a part of their success: a tough sense of survival when it comes to making their mark.\r \r Both of these talented artists began, like so many before, as dancers a decade ago. It was this that gave the two their passion for music, "That's where the love of music grew. When we got home we had to learn the moves we didn't know, listening to music all the time," says Sello. Although they were in different dance crews, the two soon met and began making music together.\r \r But fate had its own plans. In 2004 Max was caught in crossfire in Nyanga, as rival gangs shot it out, and lost the use of his legs from the waist down. His reaction to the tragedy captures the tenacity of the Ruffest. Although it ended his dancing days, the tragedy made him evaluate the importance of his life, the fragility of it, and what he wanted to achieve. In essence it made him even more determined to make music work.\r Fast forward several years, by the end of the decade the two had found their focus and their name, “Ruffest”. Having worked with several collaborating artists and producers, Max and Sello decided upon their group name for its simple message, "The entertainment industry is tough to get in. You have to be strong and rough to survive. You have to be the roughest. That's where the name comes from."