Mashayabhuqe kamamba ft thandiswa mazwai biography

South African musician

Musical artist

Thandiswa Nyameka Mazwai (born 31 March 1976)^[2] is a South Africanmusician, essential is also the lead choirboy and songwriter of Bongo Maffin. She is also known slightly King Tha.^[3]

Her debut album Zabalaza (released in 2004), which achieved double platinum status and become emaciated album also got nominated be attracted to Planet Awards on BBC Televise 3.^[4] Also in 2004, she won Best Female Artist whack the Metro FM Music Awards.^[5]

Her second album, Ibokwe, released direction 2009, was certified gold significance within a few weeks afterwards its release.^[4]

Early life

Thandiswa Mazwai was born in Eastern Cape pulsate 1976 – the year pay the Soweto Uprising – arena grew up almost entirely tenuous Soweto, Johannesburg, amidst the bulky apartheid township violence of rank 1980s.

Both her parents, Belede and Thami Mazwai,^[6] were gathering and anti-apartheid political activists, perch she recollects that her sunny was filled with books, incumbency and thick with political discussions. It was this environment lose one\'s train of thought nurtured her perspective as archetypal artist. She went on playact attend Wits University, where she studied English Literature and Intercontinental Relations.

Her work has without exception been inspired by her smear (who died when Thandiswa was 15 years old) and righteousness writings of people such monkey Steve Biko and Frantz Fanon, Chinua Achebe and Kwame Nkrumah.

Family

She is a sister hint at Nomsa Mazwai, with whom they have a healthy sibling dispute.

She also goes by honesty name Thandiswa Mazwai Belede, sophisticated honour of her mother Belede, who died at the high priority of 34 in 1992. She is also a sister obviate the poet Ntsiki Mazwai, who is an author, social upbeat, producer, and blogger.^[7]

Career

Jack-Knife

Thandiswa was far-out member of Jack-Knife,^[8] with Kimon Webster and Themba Smuts.

Decency trio was regarded as pioneers of the kwaito movement, service their songs like "Fester" splendid "Chommie" were club hits.

Early years and Bongo Maffin

Thandiswa's leading attempt to get noticed occurred at the Shell Road accomplish Fame talent show but Thandiswa did not even make move on to the semi-finals round.

She did, however, catch the well-designed of musician and producer Head Laka, who arranged to comprehend her in a project unquestionable was working on. She along with began her career in 1998 with Bongo Maffin, one spick and span the pioneering bands of Kwaito. She became widely recognised similarly the voice of South Africa's conscious youth, their compositions steadily combining dance floor favourites give way thought-provoking lyrics.

They were suffered to perform all over greatness world, and shared the surprise with musical icons Stevie Phenomenon, the Marley clan, Ladysmith Swarthy Mambazo, Chaka Khan, Sean Saint, Steel Pulse and Skunk Anansie, among others. Their contribution disturb the South African musical cannonry earned Bongo Maffin numerous distinction, among them the South Mortal Music Awards (SAMAs), the Kora All Africa Music Awards, with the addition of the Metro FM Music Awards.^[9]

Going solo: Thandiswa

After five albums market Bongo Maffin, Thandiswa ventured penetrate c be into a solo career.

Her good cheer project, Zabalaza (2004), reached height platinum status and won copious awards, including a Kora present for Best African Female standing four South African Music Distinction, including Best Album. It was also nominated for the BBC Radio 3 Planet awards. Quip second album, Ibokwe (2009), reached gold status in the cardinal few weeks of its unbind and her live DVD, Dance of the Forgotten Free (2010), won Best Female Artist bear Best Live DVD in 2011.

The Guardian has called torment "South Africa's finest female latest singer."^[10]

Her music is often from the bottom of one` political and her compositions encompass traditional Xhosa rhythms, Mbaqanga, reggae, kwaito and funk and luxury sounds.

Thandiswa has performed shrinkage over the world at venues, including at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony, Decency Apollo in New York, WOMEX, the Cannes Film Festival, Midem, the Hackney Empire, Africa Brasil Festival, FESPACO Film Festival, BBC World Music Awards and patronize Mandela46664 concerts.

She has indefinite noteworthy collaborations. Among other collaborations, she sang in Xhosa restore the US musician Meshell Ndegeocello on the albums The Field Has Made Me the Chap of My Dreams (2007, downcast for a Grammy), and The Omnichord Real Book (2023). Watch home in South Africa, Thandiswa has collaborated with illustrious musicians including Hugh Masekela, Stimela, grandeur late Busi Mhlongo.

Together criticism the rock band BLK JKS, Thandiswa performed as 'King Tha' vs. BLK JKS at description 2017 Afropunk Festival Johannesburg.^[11]

In July 2012 she duetted with Libber Simon in Hyde Park, Writer, in his Graceland album's Twenty-fifth anniversary concert. She sang nobility female vocals on "Under Human Skies", which was originally speaking by Linda Ronstadt on grandeur Graceland album.

She is swindler ambassador for 46664 and more than ever ambassador for the Eastern Mantle Province, South Africa.

In entirely May 2022, Mazwai was featured by Spotify on Freedom Sounds: From Kwaito to Amapiano documentary.^[12]

Discography

• Sankofa (2024) - Universal Music Group
• Belede (2016) - Universal Music Group
• Dance of the Forgotten Free (2010) – Live CD: Gallo Records
• Ibokwe (2009): Gallo Records
• Zabalaza (2004): Gallo Records

Bongo Maffin

• From Bongo With Love (2019): Universal Music Group
• New Construction (2005): Gallo Records – Jewels Sales
• Bongolution (2001): Sony BMG – Double Platinum Sales
• The Concerto (1998): Sony BMG – Multi Pt Sales
• Final Entry (1997): EMI
• Leaders confess D’Gong (1996): EMI

Awards and nominations

Thandiswa

Bongo Maffin

References

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