Mango groove

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Mango groove
General information
Genre (s) Pop , Kwela , Jazz , Swing , Blues
founding 1984
Website http://www.mangogroove.co.za
Current occupation
Claire Johnston
singing
 Marilyn Nokwe
singing
 Beulah Hashe
singing
 Phumzile Ntuli
Mduduzi Magwaza
Tenor saxophone , vocals
 Sipho Bhengu
Banza Kgasoane
George Lewis
John Leyden
Alan Lazar
Gavin Stevens

Mango Groove is an eleven-piece band from Johannesburg that was formed in 1984 .

With over 700,000 albums sold in South Africa alone and numerous tracks in the South African charts, Mango Groove is one of the most successful South African music groups.

In the music of Mango Groove different styles of music come together - u. a. Pop music , kwela , marabi / jazz , swing , mbube , blues .

Mango Groove has had a significant influence on South African music since the band was founded in 1984 - especially because Mango Groove was one of the first bands made up of musicians of different skin colors in Apartheid South Africa .

Discography

Albums

  • Mango Groove (1989)
  • Hometalk (1990)
  • Another Country (1993)
  • The Best of Mango Groove (1994)
  • Eat a Mango (1995)
  • Dance Sum More ... All the Hits So Far (1996)
  • The Best of Mango Groove (2000) (Different from 1994 album)
  • The Ultimate Collection (2003)
  • Moments Away: Love Songs and Lullabies 1990–2006 (2006)
  • Bang the drum (2009)

Singles

  • "Two Hearts" (1986)
  • "Love is the Hardest Part" (1986)
  • "We are the Party" (1986)
  • "Do You Dream Of Me?" (1987)
  • "Move Up" (1987)
  • "Dance Sum More" (1989)
  • "Hellfire" (1989)
  • "Special Star" (1989)
  • "Too Many Tears" (1989)
  • "Pennywhistle" (1990)
  • "Hometalk" (1991)
  • "Island Boy" (1991)
  • "Moments Away" (1991)
  • "Nice To See You" (1993)
  • "Keep On Dancing" (1993)
  • "Another Country" (1993)
  • "Tropical Rain" (1993)
  • "Eat A Mango" (1995)
  • "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (1995)
  • "New World (Beneath Our Feet)" (1995)
  • "Tom Hark" (1996)
  • "Let Your Heart Speak" (1996)
  • "Southern Sky" (2007)

Others

According to the booklet for the CD “The best of Mango Groove” (2000), the band name is derived from the (“silly little sexist”) play on words “Man, Go Groove!”.

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