Stimela (band)
| Stimela | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Mbaqanga , world music |
| founding | 1982 |
| Current occupation | |
| Tahbo Lloyd Lelosa | |
| Isaac "Mnca" Mtshali | |
| Jabu Sibumbe | |
| former members | |
| Ray Phiri († 2017) | |
Stimela (German: steam locomotive) is a South African Mbaqanga group founded by Ray Phiri in 1982 . It became the most successful band in the country. All albums achieved gold or even platinum status.
In the mid-1980s, Paul Simon heard Stimela recordings and invited the band to the 1986 sessions for his upcoming Graceland project, which helped the Mbaqanga sound to become internationally known. In November 1986, the hit Whispers in the Deep was removed from radio and television programs by the censors .
Stimela won several South African Music Awards , most recently two SAMA Awards in 2011. Frontman Ray Phiri died in 2017 .
Discography
- 1982: Fire, Passion and Ecstacy
- 1983: Rewind (EP)
- 1985: Shadows Fear and Pain (EP)
- 1986: Look, Listen and Decide
- 1987: Unfinished Story
- 1988: Live!
- 1989: Trouble in the Land of Plenty
- 1991: Siyaya
- 1994: Khululani
- 1995: Don't Ask Why
- 1995: Are You Ready (Live)
- 1995: The Unfinished Story / Fire Passion Ecstacy
- 1996: Out of the Ashes
- 2000: Steam Tracks (Best of)
- 2001: Live At The Market Theater - 1 st Half (Live)
- 2002: The 2 nd Half (Live)
- 2010: A Lifetime ...
- 2011: Turn on the Sun
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Saturday Star, October 15, 1988, p. 5.
- ↑ List of SAMA titleholders 2011 (English), accessed on January 5, 2016