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Mahlathini and the ****tella
Queens (also
known as
Mahlathini Nezintombi Zomgqashiyo and
Mahlathini and the
Girls of Mgqashiyo) were a
South African mbaqanga...
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Simon "
Mahlathini"
Nkabinde (1937 or 1938 – 27 July 1999) was a
South African mbaqanga singer.
Known as the "Lion of Soweto",
Nkabinde is the acknowledged...
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Mabuse (born 1951),
singer Arthur Mafokate,
kwaito singer and
composer Mahlathini and the ****tella Queens, a
mbaqanga band Vusi
Mahlasela (born 1965) Patricia...
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experimenting with
world music,
collaborating with
South African Zulu
group Mahlathini and the ****tella Queens, who
provide a
heavy layer of
mostly non-English-language...
- and the ensemble,
often led by the deep-voiced male
vocals of
Simon '
Mahlathini' Nkabinde, went on to have many hit
records during the 1960s. The Queens...
- (1964–1985)
mbaqanga artists such as the ****tella Queens,
Abafana Baseqhudeni,
Mahlathini, and many others.
Nkosi introduced to
Gallo some of its most well-known...
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groaning male
vocals to the
female harmonies,
later being replaced by
Simon '
Mahlathini' Nkabinde, who has
become perhaps the most
influential and well-known...
- bread."
Mbaqanga musicians received little money. For example,
Simon "
Mahlathini" Nkabinde, one of the most well-known
mbaqanga singers (and
arguably the...
- Africa. He was an
original member of the
Makgona Tsohle Band
which backed Mahlathini and the ****tella Queens. He was also a
producer in the
Mavuthela Music...
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featuring musicians from
South Africa,
including Ladysmith Black Mambazo and
Mahlathini. In 2020, it was
ranked number 497 on
Rolling Stone's 500
Greatest Albums...
