Mahlathini, the Glossary
Simon "Mahlathini" Nkabinde (1937 or 1938 – 27 July 1999) was a South African mbaqanga singer.[1]
Table of Contents
46 relations: Alexandra, South Africa, Art of Noise, Asia, Australia, Basso profondo, Below the Waste, Culture of South Africa, Dark City Sisters, EMI, Europe, Gallo Record Company, Gauteng, Graceland (album), Hilda Tloubatla, Isicathamiya, Jack Lerole, Johannesburg, Johnny Clegg, Kwela, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens, Mahotella Queens, Makgona Tsohle Band, Mbaqanga, Mbube (genre), Mildred Mangxola, Natal (province), Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, Nobesuthu Mbadu, Paul Simon, Reign & Shine, Rolling Stone, Shanachie Records, Siyadumisa (Songs of Praise), South Africa, Soweto, The Guardian, The Independent, The Indestructible Beat of Soweto, Thokozile, Traditional healers of Southern Africa, Union of South Africa, United States, West Nkosi, World music, World of Music, Arts and Dance.
- Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens members
- Mbaqanga
Alexandra, South Africa
Alexandra, informally abbreviated to Alex, is a township in the Gauteng province of South Africa.
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Art of Noise
Art of Noise (also The Art of Noise) were a British avant-garde synth-pop group formed in early 1983 by engineer/producer Gary Langan and programmer J. J. Jeczalik, along with keyboardist/arranger Anne Dudley, producer Trevor Horn, and music journalist Paul Morley.
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Asia
Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population.
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
Basso profondo
Basso profondo (Italian: "deep bass"), sometimes basso profundo or contrabass, is the lowest bass voice type.
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Below the Waste
Below the Waste is Art of Noise's fourth full-length original album and their last album for China Records before Anne Dudley re-formed the group with ZTT's Trevor Horn and Paul Morley for 1999's The Seduction of Claude Debussy.
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Culture of South Africa
South Africa is known for its ethnic and cultural diversity.
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Dark City Sisters
The Dark City Sisters were a South African female vocal group formed in 1958 by music producer Rupert Bopape.
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EMI
EMI Group Limited (formerly EMI Group plc until 2007; originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London.
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Gallo Record Company
Gallo Record Company is the largest (and oldest independent) record label in South Africa.
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Gauteng
Gauteng (Sotho-Tswana for 'place of gold'; eGoli or iGoli) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.
Graceland (album)
Graceland is the seventh solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon.
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Hilda Tloubatla
Hilda Semola Tloubatla (born 1942) is a South African mbaqanga singer, and the lead singer of the acclaimed group the Mahotella Queens. Mahlathini and Hilda Tloubatla are Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens members and mbaqanga.
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Isicathamiya
Isicathamiya (where the c represents a tenuis dental click) is a singing style that originated from the Zulu people, a South African ethnic group.
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Jack Lerole
Aaron "Big Voice Jack" Lerole (c. 1940 – 12 March 2003) was a South African singer and penny whistle player.
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Johannesburg
Johannesburg (Zulu and Xhosa: eGoli) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa with 4,803,262 people, and is classified as a megacity; it is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world.
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Johnny Clegg
Jonathan Paul Clegg, (7 June 195316 July 2019) was a South African musician, singer-songwriter, dancer, anthropologist and anti-apartheid activist.
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Kwela
Kwela is a pennywhistle-based street music from southern Africa with jazzy underpinnings and a distinctive, skiffle-like beat.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a South African male choral group singing in the local vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube.
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Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens
Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens (also known as Mahlathini Nezintombi Zomgqashiyo and Mahlathini and the Girls of Mgqashiyo) were a South African mbaqanga supergroup made up of the three musical acts linked together by talent scout and record producer Rupert Bopape at the Gallo Recording Company in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1964.
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Mahotella Queens
The Mahotella Queens is a South African female band formed in 1964 by music producer Rupert Bopape, consisting of Hilda Tloubatla, Nobesuthu Mbadu, and Amanda Nkosi. Mahlathini and Mahotella Queens are Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens members.
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Makgona Tsohle Band
The Makgona Tsohle Band was a South African instrumental band that is noted for creating the mbaqanga music style. Mahlathini and Makgona Tsohle Band are Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens members and mbaqanga.
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Mbaqanga
Mbaqanga is a style of South African music with rural Zulu roots that continues to influence musicians worldwide today.
Mbube (genre)
Mbube is a form of South African vocal music, made famous by the South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
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Mildred Mangxola
Nontsomi Mildred Mangxola (born 9 January 1944) is a South African mbaqanga singer, and a singer in the acclaimed group the Mahotella Queens. Mahlathini and Mildred Mangxola are Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens members and mbaqanga.
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Natal (province)
The Province of Natal, commonly called Natal, was a province of South Africa from May 1910 until May 1994.
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Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal
Newcastle is the third-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and is the province's industrial centre.
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Nobesuthu Mbadu
Nobesuthu Gertrude Mbadu (26 April 1945 – 31 August 2021) was a South African mbaqanga singer, and a singer in the acclaimed group the Mahotella Queens. Mahlathini and Nobesuthu Mbadu are Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens members and mbaqanga.
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Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter known both for his solo work and his collaboration with Art Garfunkel.
Reign & Shine
Reign & Shine is a 2005 album by the South African mbaqanga group the Mahotella Queens.
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.
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Shanachie Records
Shanachie Records is an American, New Jersey–based record label, founded in 1975 by Richard Nevins and Dan Collins.
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Siyadumisa (Songs of Praise)
Siyadumisa (Songs of Praise) is a 2007 album by the South African mbaqanga group the Mahotella Queens.
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
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Soweto
Soweto is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south.
The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper.
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The Indestructible Beat of Soweto
The Indestructible Beat of Soweto, later repackaged as The Indestructible Beat of Soweto Volume One, is a compilation album released in 1985 on the Earthworks label, featuring musicians from South Africa, including Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Mahlathini.
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Thokozile
Thokozile is an album by the South African mbaqanga group Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens, released in 1987.
Traditional healers of Southern Africa
Traditional healers of Southern Africa are practitioners of traditional African medicine in Southern Africa.
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Union of South Africa
The Union of South Africa (Unie van Zuid-Afrika; Unie van Suid-Afrika) was the historical predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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West Nkosi
West Nkosi (born Mkhubatseli West Nkosi, 1940 – 8 October 1998) was a South African music producer, saxophonist and songwriter. Mahlathini and West Nkosi are mbaqanga.
World music
"World music" is an English phrase for styles of music from non-Western countries, including quasi-traditional, intercultural, and traditional music.
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World of Music, Arts and Dance
WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) is an international arts festival.
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See also
Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens members
Mbaqanga
- David Masondo (singer)
- Hilda Tloubatla
- Mahlathini
- Makgona Tsohle Band
- Mbaqanga
- Mildred Mangxola
- Moses Ngwenya
- Nobesuthu Mbadu
- West Nkosi
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahlathini
Also known as Malathini, Simon 'Mahlathini' Nkabinde, Simon Mahlathini Nkabinde, Simon Nkabinde, Simon Nkabinde Mahlathini.