Stompie Mavi
Zakhele Mzingisi Patrick "Stompie" Mavi (born April 21, 1955 in Ngqanakhwe , Queenstown , † January 17, 2008 in Port Elizabeth ) was a South African pop and jazz singer .
Stompie Mavi, who was active in the Port Elizabeth music scene , started out as a soloist with classical music at the age of seven. a. by Joseph Haydn and Georg Handel . At the age of 16 he sang with the Modern Jazz Sextet . In the late 1970s he presented his debut album Manyano (Oneness) after touring with Jimmy Cliff . In the early 1980s he appeared in the opening act for Frank Sinatra in Sun City ; Injuries in a robbery in 1987 led to paraplegia and interrupted his career for several years, which ended in 2007 due to illness.
Discographic notes
- Tribute to Chris Hani
- Phansi Intonga
- Mbongo
- Ithongo (2003)
- Mama Africa
Web links
- Stompie Mavi on Allmusic (English)
- Stompie Mavi at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Obituary
- ↑ Obituary at News24
- ↑ Max Mojapelo: Beyond Memory: Recording the history, Moments and Memories of South African Music (2009), p 257
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mavi, stompie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mavi, Zakhele Mzingisi Patrick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Queenstown (South Africa) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 2008 |
| Place of death | Port Elizabeth |