Busi Mhlongo

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Busisiwe "Busi" Victoria Mhlongo (born October 28, 1947 in Inanda , Natal , † June 15, 2010 in Durban ) was a South African singer and songwriter who has mainly performed with Mbaqanga , Maskanda and Marabi music, but also African-based smooth jazz productions.

Live and act

Mhlongo was initially active as a singer and dancer under the name Vicky Mhlongo (including with her band African Jazz and Conjunto Juan Paulo ). In 1963 she had her first hit with My Boy Lollipop . She appeared in musicals and in a jazz context with the Big Five of Early Mabuza , whom she married. She toured Mozambique with the African Follies and performed in Portugal in 1969. In 1970 she left South Africa to live in Europe. She sang with Julian Bahuhlas Jabula , was temporarily the lead singer of Osibisa and performed with Dudu Pukwana and Hugh Masekela . Then she directed her own band, Twasa ; with Ifang Bondi she performed at the Africa Roots Festival in Amsterdam. In 1993 she released her album Barbentu (on which guitarist Robert "Doc" Mthalane was involved). In the 1990s she returned to South Africa, where she also worked with musicians such as Philip Tabane , Mabe Thobejane, Sipho Gumede and others. Her album Urban Zulu (1998), produced by Will Mowat , received good reviews and stayed in the European world music charts for months . In 2000 she received three South African Music Awards (for best artist, for best contemporary album and for best African pop album). In 2003 she was awarded the Kora Award for the best singer in southern Africa. As a result of breast cancer , she had to retire from the music business in 2007; On October 28, 2007, a benefit concert took place for them at Johannesburg Stadium , in which musicians such as Dorothy Masuka , Ray Phiri , Sibongile Khumalo and Zuluboy took part alongside the then President Thabo Mbeki .

Discography

  • 1993: Barbentu (with Twasa; also as Babhemu )
  • 1998: Urban Zulu
  • 2002: Indiza - Voyages Through new Sounds
  • 2003: Freedom
  • 2004: Live at the Market Theater (Jabu Khanyile and Busi Mhlongo)

literature

  • Women Marching into the 21st Century. Wathint 'abafazi, wathint' imbokodo. 2000, ISBN 978-07969-1966-3 , pp. 159f.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Max Mojapelo u. a. Beyond Memory: Recording the History, Moments and Memories of South African Music 2009, pp. 287f.
  2. ↑ biography
  3. ↑ meetings (UrbanZulu) ( Memento of 21 June 2008 at the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Mhlongo, Busi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mhlongo, Vicky; Mhlongo, Busisiwe Victoria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African singer
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Inanda (KwaZulu-Natal)
DATE OF DEATH June 15, 2010
Place of death Durban