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Amampondo is a
South African percussion ensemble that was
started by Dizu
Plaatjies in Langa, Cape Town in 1979. The name in
Mpondo means people of Mpondo...
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musicians from
across the world. This
ensemble has
included Mabi Thobejane,
Amampondo,
Steve Stevens,
Eduardo Niebla, Greg Ellis, Taz Alexander, Sugizo, Budgie...
- King
Ngqungqushe kaNyawuza was the last
ruling monarch of the
United AmaMpondo Kingdom in
Southern Africa from 1818-1867.
During his reign, King Faku...
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sometimes ****isted to get to
their destination by the
hospitable but
fierce amaMpondo.
Sometime in the 1810s K
intervened in a
succession dispute among the...
- of the
amaMpondo kingdom, King
Ngubengcuka of
abaThembu kingdom and King
Hintsa of the
amaXhosa kingdom. They were ****imilated into the
amaMpondo, abaThembu...
- that they
belong to the land of Faku. A worrier, a
diplomat a King of
Amampondo. The
great house of
Mpondo is
called Ndimakude Great Palace and is situated...
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Malay musician Sizwe Alakine,
Amapiano musician (aka Reason, rapper)
Amampondo,
traditional Xhosa percussion group from Cape Town
Anatii (born 1993)...
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Finally Mpondoland as well
became a
British protectorate and in 1894 the
amaMpondo were
forced to
accept the
annexation of
their own
region to the Cape Colony...
- was the
birthplace of the
internationally acclaimed percussion ensemble Amampondo.
Temba Bavuma (1990–),
cricket player Fatima **** (1948–), playwright...
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special guest appearances from
Baaba Maal (Senegal) and Maxi Jazz (UK);
Amampondo (South Africa),
Amjad Ali Khan (India);
Bembeya Jazz (Guinea); Celloman...
