Manhattan Brothers, the Glossary
The Manhattan Brothers was a popular South African singing group in the 1940s and 1950s, during the Apartheid era.[1]
Table of Contents
13 relations: Apartheid, Backup band, Billboard (magazine), Billboard Hot 100, Mackay Davashe, Mail & Guardian, Miriam Makeba, Record chart, South Africa, The Guardian, TiVo Corporation, United States, Xhosa language.
- South African jazz ensembles
Apartheid
Apartheid (especially South African English) was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s.
See Manhattan Brothers and Apartheid
Backup band
A backup band or backing band is a musical ensemble that typically accompanies a single artist who is the featured performer.
See Manhattan Brothers and Backup band
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard (stylized in lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation.
See Manhattan Brothers and Billboard (magazine)
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.
See Manhattan Brothers and Billboard Hot 100
Mackay Davashe
Makwenkwe "Mackay" Davashe (1920–1972) was a South African musician.
See Manhattan Brothers and Mackay Davashe
Mail & Guardian
The Mail & Guardian, formerly the Weekly Mail, is a South African weekly newspaper and website, published by M&G Media in Johannesburg, South Africa.
See Manhattan Brothers and Mail & Guardian
Miriam Makeba
Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist.
See Manhattan Brothers and Miriam Makeba
Record chart
A record chart, in the music industry, also called a music chart, is a ranking of recorded music according to certain criteria during a given period.
See Manhattan Brothers and Record chart
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
See Manhattan Brothers and South Africa
The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
See Manhattan Brothers and The Guardian
TiVo Corporation
TiVo Corporation, formerly known as the Rovi Corporation and Macrovision Solutions Corporation, was an American technology company headquartered in San Jose, California.
See Manhattan Brothers and TiVo Corporation
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.
See Manhattan Brothers and United States
Xhosa language
Xhosa, formerly spelled Xosa and also known by its local name isiXhosa, is a Nguni language, indigenous to Southern Africa and one of the official languages of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
See Manhattan Brothers and Xhosa language
See also
South African jazz ensembles
- African Jazz Pioneers
- Blk Sonshine
- Jabula
- Manhattan Brothers
- Sons of Table Mountain
- Tananas
- The Blue Notes
- The Jazz Epistles
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Brothers
Also known as The Manhattan Brothers.