Infobox Music genre name Mbaqanga bgcolor lightblue color magenta stylistic origins Marabi br Kwela cultural ... fusiongenres regional scenes other topics Mbaqanga is a style of South Africa n music with rural ... kagablog 2006 09 14 the kwaito story penny lebyane interview ref In Zulu, the term mbaqanga .... Mbaqanga aficionados were mostly plebeian, metropolitan African jazz enthusiasts. Many ... in the rural country. Mbaqanga gave them a staple form of musical and spiritual sustenance it was their musical ... Research Journal. Vol. 21, No. 1 Spring 2001 . pp. 107 124. ref Mbaqanga musicians received little money. For example, Mahlathini Simon Mahlathini Nkabinde , one of the most well known mbaqanga singers and arguably the most famous mbaqanga groaner , nicknamed the lion of Soweto , died a poor man. ref ... of black South African musicians at home and abroad as Mahlathini pointed out. Mbaqanga ... Bot generated title ref and had to perform outside record stores to attract audiences. Mbaqanga developed in the South African shebeen s during the 1960s. Its use of western instruments allowed mbaqanga ... western instrumentation and South African vocal style. Many mbaqanga scholars consider it to be the result ... describes mbaqanga as the cyclic structure of marabi . . . with a heavy dollop of American big band swing thrown on top. Mbaqanga also provided a very early forum for black and white interaction ... to an end by razing the townships that supported mbaqanga such as Sophiatown . ref http www.southafrica.info ess info sa glance culture 922565.htm SA music mbaqanga jazz SouthAfrica.info Bot generated ... Broadcasting Corporation . Early artists included Miriam Makeba , Dolly Rathebe and Letta Mbulu . Mbaqanga ... as bubblegum . Bubblegum is a genre highly influenced by mbaqanga. One of the few remaining mbaqanga ... 116 27 ref ref Martin, Lydia. 1950 s Township Jazz or Mbaqanga. 12 April 2007. ref Formation By the middle ..., this era came to an end. One of the earliest innovators of mbaqanga was the Makgona Tsohle Band , a group ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Paris Soweto Type Album Artist Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens Cover Released 1987 Recorded 1987 Genre Mbaqanga , Mgqashiyo Length 40 00 approx. Label Gallo Record Company Producer West Nkosi Last album Thokozile br 1986 This album Paris Soweto br 1987 Next album Melodi Yalla br 1988 Paris Soweto is a 1987 album by the South Africa n mbaqanga group Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens . The album was recorded just after the group reunited in 1986, and was one of the first albums to be recorded specifically for the international audience. The album was recorded in Paris and released internationally on the Celluloid label, and under the group s long standing Gallo Record Company Gallo label in South Africa. The first single, Kazet also known as Gazette became one of the group s signature tunes. Paris Soweto was made up of re recordings of Mahlathini & the Queens biggest hits of the 1960s and 1970s, with the exception of track 4 Safa Indlala which was originally recorded in 1983 for Amaqhawe Omgqashiyo and track 1 Kazet which was a re recording of a 1986 hit by fellow South African star Obed Ngobeni . Track listing Kazet Comp. Obed Ngobeni, West Nkosi Awuthule Kancane Comp. Nobesuthu Shawe Thuntshwane Basadi Comp. Marks Mankwane, Rupert Bopape Safa Indlala Comp. Simon Mahlathini Nkabinde Re Ya Dumedisa Comp. Marks Mankwane, Rupert Bopape Ukhulum Izindaba with Amaswazi Emvelo Comp. Bigboy Thusi Melodi Ya Lla Comp. Rupert Bopape, Shadrack Piliso Stokvel Jive also spelled Stokfel Jive Comp. West Nkosi The international Celluloid PolyGram editions were released in 1988 on LP and in 1989 on CD, with the CDs containing bonus tracks Kazet Dance Mix Remix by Norman Cook Art of Noise feat. Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens Yebo Mbaqanga Mix Remix by J. J. Jeczalik Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens Category Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens albums Category 1987 albums ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Thokozile Type Album Artist Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens Cover Released 1987 Recorded 1987 Genre Mbaqanga , Mgqashiyo Length 40 00 approx. Label Gallo Record Company Producer West Nkosi Last album Menate Ea Lefatse br 1986 This album Thokozile br 1987 Next album Paris Soweto br 1987 Thokozile is a 1986 hit by the South Africa n mbaqanga group Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens . The album was a reunion of Mahlathini with the backing Makgona Tsohle Band and three of the original Queens, Hilda Tloubatla , Nobesuthu Mbadu and Mildred Mangxola . The album Gallo GRC BL 590 featured re recordings of older songs such as Umculo Kawupheli heard here as Sibuyile and Sithunyiwe here Thokozile . The album propelled the group into immediate international stardom when it was issued internationally on the Earthworks label. Track listing Thokozile Praise Be Happy Lilizela Mlilizeli Ululate Applaud Sibuyile We Are Back Nina Majuba You Pigeons I Wanna Dance Uyavutha Umlilo Music Inferno Sengikhala Ngiyabaleka I m Crying and Running Away Izulu Liyaduduma Thunderstorm Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens Category Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens albums Category 1987 albums ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Kazet Type Album Artist Mahotella Queens Cover Released 2006 Recorded 2005 Genre Mbaqanga , Mgqashiyo Length 40 00 approx. Label Marabi Productions Producer Ian Osrin , Christian Mousset Last album Reign & Shine br 2005 This album Kazet br 2006 Next album Siyadumisa Songs of Praise br 2007 Kazet is a 2006 album by the South Africa n mbaqanga group the Mahotella Queens . The album was a compilation of recordings that had recently been recorded in South Africa and in Paris, and included the South African national anthem Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika in addition to new compositions such as Amazemula Monster , Nomshloshazana A woman s name and Ubusuku Nemini and classics like Kazet . Track listing Amazemula Monster Nomshloshazana A woman s name Hakenyake Kazet Muntu Wesilisa We re Talking to You Ndodana Yolahleko Kade Ulalaphi Mbube The Lion Ubusuku Nemini Amabhongo Thandanani Love One Another Ukhathazile A woman s name Safa Yindlala They Died Hungry Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika God Bless Africa Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens Category Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens albums Category 2006 albums ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Tsamaya Moratuoa Type Album Artist Mahotella Queens Cover Released 17 3 1980 Recorded February 1980 Genre Mbaqanga Length 40 00 approx. Label Gallo Record Company Producer Marks Mankwane Last album The Best Of The Mahotella Queens br 1978 This album Tsamaya Moratuoa br 1980 Next album Mathaka Vol 1 br 1983 Tsamaya Moratuoa is a 1980 album by the Mahotella Queens . The album was one of the first to feature a more modern form of mbaqanga , implementing a 1980s drum backing with solid drumsticks and not with brushes, as had been the case in the 60s and part of the 70s . The album featured songs such as Tsamaya Moratuoa, Mpulele, Re Basadi Kaofela and the Sotho traditional hymn Seteng Sediba which was covered by the Soweto Gospel Choir in 2006 . Track listing Tsamaya Moratuoa Tshoara Khaitsedi Mokgadi O Fihlile Ke Utloile Mmina Tau Mpulele Re Basadi Kaofela Maqaqailana Maile Tsoela Fela Ngoanana Ha Bo Tle Seteng Sediba Personnel Mahotella Queens Emily Zwane Hazel Zwane Caroline Kapentar Irene Mawela Thandi Nkosi Producer Marks Mankwane Engineer Greg Cutler Phil Audoire Published by Mavuthela Music Co. Gallo Record Company Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens Category Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens albums Category 1980 albums ... more details
2 49 Taken from the album Izibani Zomgqashiyo 1977 14 Mbaqanga Marks Mankwane 4 18 Taken from the album Mbaqanga 1991 15 Thina Siyakhanyisa We Are Bringing The Lights Fransisca Bopape, Marks Mankwane ... recorded in 1968 16 Josefa Nobesuthu Mbadu 3 36 Taken from the album Mbaqanga 1991 17 Gazette ... more details
music and also was well commercialized by studios in Johannesburg . ref name Cop Mbaqanga The other main style of township music includes mbaqanga , a style that derives its name from the Zulu word meaning traditional steamed maize bread. ref name Cop Mbaqanga was also the most widely distributed ... to Coplan, mbaqanga groups are mainly multi ethnic , which could be attributed to the blending varieties ... from other sources. Mbaqanga appears to be relatively unexplored in its field of discourse ... within it. Vocalists, in mbaqanga, are considered the core unit of all the performances, while instrumentalists ... were implemented later in mbaqanga in the 1960s. ref name Cop Mbaqanga shows are characterized ... mbaqanga number is provided by Coplan in that the songs appear to begin with a lead guitar ... 8 8 township rhythm . ref name Cop In essence, mbaqanga is distinguishable by its brutish rhythm ... The lyrical study of mbaqanga also appears to be relatively unstudied except for Coplan s analysis ... style, while kwela seems to be researched a little less, and mbaqanga even less. Perhaps the more ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Reign & Shine Type Album Artist Mahotella Queens Cover ACM CD 032.jpg Released August 31, 2005 Recorded 2005 Genre Mbaqanga , Mgqashiyo Length 40 00 approx. Label African Cream Music Producer Ian Osrin Last album Bazobuya br 2004 This album Reign & Shine br 2005 Next album Kazet album Kazet br 2006 Reign & Shine is a 2005 album by the South Africa n mbaqanga group the Mahotella Queens . The album was a break from their usual mgqashiyo music, focusing on three part vocal harmonies and percussion by Veli Shabangu , with electric guitar and bass only appearing on some tracks. The album featured new compositions such as Amazemula Monster and Ndodana Yolahleko as well as old favourites like Town Hall and Amabhongo in addition to the South African national anthem, Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika . Track listing Amazemula Monster Saphel Isizwe Disease Is All Over The Nation Muntu Wesilisa We re Talking to You Ndodana Yolahleko Town Hall Mbube The Lion Amabhongo Sela Ndini Thieves Are About Thandanani Love One Another Siyancela We re Begging You Safa Yindlala They Died Hungry Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika God Bless Africa Personnel Hilda Tloubatla vocals Nobesuthu Mbadu vocals Mildred Mangxola vocals Veli Shabangu percussions, backing vocals Texan Thusi lead guitar, rhythm guitar Madoda Ntshingila bass guitar Engineer Ian Osrin Producer Ian Osrin An AS Entertainment African Cream Music production Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens Category Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens albums Category 2005 albums ... more details
Shaya FM is a community internet radio station which focuses on Mthwakazi ie Matabeleland regions of Zimbabwe and Southern Africa. This is a mixed speech and music station and the music policy includes the following genres Kwaito , House music House , Jazz, Gospel, Mbaqanga , Imbube, Isitshikitsha, Kalanga Rumba, and many more music styles. Shaya FM serves Mthwakazi and Southern African people in the Diaspora. They play authentic music and air talk programming which is informative and reflects the culture and the heritage of the people of Mthwakazi. This station also provides balanced news. The broadcasters also carry news items and current affairs during their programmes. This station s listeners are from different backgrounds and all ages. The presenters broadcasters on Shaya FM are volunteering individuals from diverse disciplines with in depth information knowledge of their programmes and have a tolerance of different views. Shaya FM is run by Inkundla Community Interest Company. External links http www.shayafm.com Shaya FM official website coord missing Zimbabwe Category Radio stations in Zimbabwe Africa radio station stub Zimbabwe stub ... more details
Phiri may refer to a clan of Chewa people in Central and Southern Africa Phiri, Soweto , township in Soweto, Johannesburg, in South Africa Phiri is a surname and may refer to Alfred Phiri born 1974 , South African footballer Bobang Phiri born 1968 , South African sprinter David Phiri 1937 2012 , Zambian businessman, former Governor of the Central Bank of Zambia and Chairman of the Football Association of Zambia Davies Phiri born 1976 , Zambian football goalkeeper Desmond Dudwa Phiri , Malawian Author, Economist, Historian, and Playwright Dube Phiri born 1983 , Zambian footballer Edwin Phiri born 1983 , Zambian footballer James Phiri 1969 2001 , Zambian footballer Kinnah Phiri born 1954 , Malawian footballer and coach Lawrence Phiri born 1987 , Zambian footballer Lire Phiri , Lesothan footballer Patrick Phiri born 1956 , Zambian footballer and coach Ray Phiri born 1947 , South African jazz, fusion and mbaqanga musician Willie Phiri 1953 2011 , Zambian football midfielder and manager disambig de Phiri ... more details
Hilda Semola Tloubatla born 1942 is a South Africa n mbaqanga singer, and the lead singer of the acclaimed group the Mahotella Queens . Tloubatla was born in Payneville, Springs in South Africa before moving to KwaThema kwaThema township in 1951 as a result of what was the apartheid government s Group Areas Act in the country. ref name Info 2005 Info.gov.za, National Orders Order of Ikhamanga, Hilda Tloubatla http www.info.gov.za aboutgovt orders 2005 tloubatla.htm , 2005. ref Early life Tloubatla first began her music career by recording at the South African Broadcasting Corporation in the late 1950s and early 1960s. However, it wasn t until she joined the session musician team at Gallo Record Company in 1964 that Tloubatla first gained national fame. She was immediately recruited into a new female group, the Mahotella Queens , as a lead singer, ref name Info 2005 along with fellow group members Nobesuthu Mbadu , Mildred Mangxola , Juliet Mazamisa and Ethel Mngomezulu . The five Queens were then paired with a mbaqanga instrumental team, the Makgona Tsohle Band and the gruff, groaning vocals of Mahlathini Simon Mahlathini Nkabinde , and not long afterwards, the band &ndash billed as Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens &ndash were receiving instant fame. In 1971, several original Mahotella Queens including Tloubatla had left to pursue other directions in the music business, such as joining other groups, and so an entirely new line up of Queens was formed. Tloubatla became a regular member of rival group Izintombi Zesi Manje Manje , but kept returning to the new group of Mahotella Queens on a semi regular basis. International fame In 1983, the five original Queens Tloubatla, Mbadu, Mangxola, Mazamisa and Mngomezulu were reunited with Mahlathini and the Makgona Tsohle Band by Makgona Tsohle guitarist and Queens producer Marks Mankwane . Their comeback release, Amaqhawe Omgqashiyo ... and the Mahotella Queens members Category Mbaqanga Category South African female singers ... more details
. The Band added a more traditional and electric tinge to the mbaqanga music that had been locally ..., soul and disco styles were beginning to take over from mbaqanga as the most popular form of music. Nkabinde continued to churn out mbaqanga material but saw his popularity decline. Mbaqanga ... and international success By 1983, mbaqanga was being slowly revived after having almost fallen ... taken mbaqanga to a new audience with performances in the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town. In 1986 ... Mbaqanga B0000046KJ.html Mbaqanga Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens http www.cd.co.za beatspeak ... singers Category Mbaqanga de Mahlathini fi Mahlathini ... more details
The Soweto String Quartet is a string quartet from Soweto in South Africa composed of Reuben Khemese , Makhosini Mnguni , Sandile Khemese and Thami Khemese . Their music is a fusion of the dance rhythms of Kwela , the syncopated guitars of Mbaqanga , the saxophones and trumpets of swaying African jazz and the voices of people singing in joyous, easy harmony . They became a full time professional outfit in 1992 and they performed at President Nelson Mandela Mandela s inauguration, after which Mandela started recommending them for other jobs. Their albums showcase the band s unique blend of traditional rhythms, Township Jazz , Pop music Pop songs, Jazz fusion , and of course, strong European classical music Classical influences. The songs are arranged in the band s unique and vibrant fashion a true celebration of the resilient township spirit. Discography Zebra Crossing 1994? Renaissance 1996 Millenia 1998 Rhythms of Africa 1999 Four 2001 Our World 2003 References http www.sowetostringquartet.co.za Soweto String Quartet Website http www.cama.org.za CAMA webcomponents php gen Musician.php?id 43 CAMA Soweto String Quartet Category South African musical groups Category String quartets Category Soweto af Soweto strykkwartet de Soweto String Quartet es Soweto String Quartet ... more details
Sipho Mchunu born 1951, Kranskop , South Africa is a Zulu music ian best known for his partnership with white Zulu Johnny Clegg in the band Juluka from the 1970s to the 1990s. ref cite news url http www.boston.com news globe living articles 2004 07 08 for south african johnny clegg music is a road to racial harmony title For South African Johnny Clegg, music is a road to racial harmony date 8 July 2004 publisher The Boston Globe accessdate 1 December 2009 first Renee last Graham ref Mchunu s Zulu compositions, vocals and guitar work brought traditional Zulu styles such as maskanda and mbaqanga to a wider crossover audience both in South Africa and internationally. ref cite news url http www.nytimes.com 1990 04 15 arts a south african bruce springsteen blends zulu with rock.html?pagewanted 2 title A South African Bruce Springsteen Blends Zulu With Rock date 15 April 1990 publisher The New York Times accessdate 1 December 2009 first Christopher S. last Wren ref References references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Mchunu, Sipho ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1951 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Mchunu, Sipho Category 1951 births Category Living people Category Anti apartheid activists Category South African musicians SouthAfrica musician stub fr Sipho Mchunu ... more details
for the Frankie Smith song Double Dutch Bus Double Dutch is a 1983 single music single by Malcolm McLaren . It is taken from his debut album Duck Rock . Double Dutch is the follow up to his successful debut single, Buffalo Gals Malcolm McLaren song Buffalo Gals , and reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart , making it his highest charting single release. The album version is a slight re edit of the single, with part of the original middle eight moved to the end of the track. Mbaqanga group, The Boyoyo Boys, took legal action against McLaren over the similarity of Double Dutch with their own hit Puleng . After a lengthy legal battle in the UK the matter was settled out of court, with payment made to the South African copyright holders, songwriter Petrus Maneli and publisher Gallo Music , ref cite web url Allmusic class artist id p28576 pure url yes title Malcolm McLaren author publisher Allmusic accessdate 14 February 2012 ref but Horn and Mclaren retained their songwriting credits. The track was heavily Sampling music sampled by British house music trio Dope Smugglaz on their 1999 track Double Double Dutch ref http www.last.fm music Dope Smugglaz wiki Dope Smugglaz bio at Last.fm ref . References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Double Dutch Song Category 1983 singles 1980s single stub ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Mathaka Vol 1 Type Album Artist Makgona Tsohle Band Cover Released 1983 Recorded 1983 Genre Mbaqanga Length 40 00 approx. Label Gallo Record Company Producer West Nkosi Last album The Webb br 1977 This album Mathaka Vol 1 br 1983 Next album Kotopo Vol 2 br 1983 Mathaka Vol 1 is a 1983 album by the Makgona Tsohle Band , the instrumental backing group for Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens , all of whom were based as musicians in the Mavuthela Music subsidiary of Gallo Africa . Mathaka Vol 1 was the first album by the Makgona Tsohle Band after reuniting in early 1983 they had disbanded circa 1977, though each member continued to work in the music industry, either as session musicians, producers, or a combination of the two. Both guitarist Marks Mankwane and saxophonist West Nkosi became musician producers Nkosi in particular became one of the top producers at Mavuthela, producing acts such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo , Mpharanyana , and Amaswazi Emvelo among others, whilst Mankwane produced other high selling groups like Abafana Baseqhudeni and Walter and the Beggers , in addition to being the sole mentor and arranger for the popular Mahotella Queens . The idea to reunite came as a result of Nkosi s clinching a deal with the SABC to co produce a possible television series for the newly introduced black service in the country. Nkosi got the idea of five friends working as auto mechanics in a township garage, playing their music whenever the garage owner left the building. As such, Nkosi and his Makgona Tsohle Band mates Marks Mankwane, Joseph Makwela, Vivian Ngubane, and Lucky Monama, were the stars of the soap opera musical comedy, Mathaka . The success of Mathaka led to Nkosi issuing this release. Mathaka Vol 1 contained 1983 re recordings of the band s 1960s and 1970s mbaqanga heyday hits, such as Two Mabone , Sikhulekile , Vula Bops and Kupa Marama though none of the songs from this album were ever performed in th ... more details
, and the Makgona Tsohle Band , the first exponents of mbaqanga music. Throughout the 1960s and early ... single, Sithunyiwe which introduced mbaqanga , a type of music that fused marabi South African jazz ..., Mahotella Queens and Makgona Tsohle Band Mbaqanga, at its Best , GMPV 9 . The group then released ... successful, but was for the most part a failure in South Africa. This was due to mbaqanga ... of more prominent keyboards was incorporated into the mbaqanga sound. After another hiatus, the group ... the next 15 years, they would have hits with Paris Soweto , Mbaqanga album Mbaqanga , Rhythm and Art ... groups Category Mbaqanga Category South African musical groups Category Wrasse Records artists ... more details
the hardest working mbaqanga session team in the country, led by the country s electric guitar pioneer ... 1993 Mbaqanga album Mbaqanga Gallo Record Company BL 742 South Africa br Verve World PolyGram Records ... Category Mbaqanga Category Verve Records artists Category Shanachie Records artists Category South African ... more details
The Zulu people Zulu are a South Africa n ethnic group . Many Zulu musicians have become a major part of music of South Africa South African music . A number of Zulu folk derived styles have also become well known across South Africa and abroad. Mbube and Isicathamiya Main articles Mbube genre , Isicathamiya Mbube is both a song, originally released in the 1940s by Solomon Linda , and a genre of South African popular music that was inspired by it. Mbube was recorded in 1939 and became a major hit in Swaziland . The song was in a traditional Zulu choral style, which soon came to the attention of American musicology musicologist Alan Lomax , who brought to the song to folk singer Pete Seeger , then of The Weavers . They made the song a Top 15 American hit in 1952 as Wimoweh , though creator Solomon Linda was not credited later, the Kingston Trio released a cover version cover of it http www.sigidiart.com Docs Behind 20The 20Hits 20The 20Lion 20Sleeps 20Tonight.htm . Later still, The Tokens turned the song into The Lion Sleeps Tonight , and it became a 1 American hit. The Durban based Ladysmith Black Mambazo , formed by Joseph Shabalala in 1960, sings, among other styles, music in the mbube tradition. Modern Zulu The 1970s duo Juluka , consisting of a white man, Johnny Clegg , and a Zulu, Sipho Mchunu produced a blend of rock and Zulu folk music called maskanda , which has since evolved into an urban style called mbaqanga ref http www.cama.org.za CAMA countries southafr Makers smchunu HTML ref Verify credibility date October 2009 . References Reflist http www.cama.org.za CAMA countries southafr Makers smchunu HTML http www.gallo.co.za DEFAULTSORT Zulu Music Category South African styles of music ... more details
Raymond Chikapa Phiri b. 23 March 1947 is an African jazz , jazz fusion fusion and mbaqanga musician born in Mpumalanga . He became founding member of the Cannibals in the 1970 s. When the Cannibals disbanded Ray founded Stimela , with whom he conceived gold and platinum selling albums like Fire, Passion and Ecstacy 1991 , Look, Listen and Decide 1992 as well as the controversial People Don t Talk So Let s Talk . In 1985 Paul Simon asked Ray along with Ladysmith Black Mambazo to join his Graceland album Graceland project, which was successful but also helped the South Africans to make names for themselves abroad. Ray was to collaborate with Paul Simon again on Simon s Rhythm of the Saints album, which saw him perform on stages such as Central Park and Madison Square Garden as well as appearing on top television shows in the USA. He was born to Malawian immigrant worker and South African guitarist nicknamed Just Now Phiri. References standardbank.com Afropop An Illustrated Guide to Contemporary African Music by Sean Barlow & Banning Eyre. Book Sales August 1995 ISBN 0785804439, ISBN 978 0785804437 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Phiri, Ray ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 23 March 1947 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Phiri, Ray Category 1947 births Category Living people Category South African jazz guitarists Category South African musicians SouthAfrica musician stub de Ray Phiri ... more details
Infobox South African town censuscode 77318 ref ref name census2001 http census.adrianfrith.com place 77318 Census 2001 Statistics for Main Place ref name KwaThema latd 26 latm 17 lats 51 longd 28 longm 24 longs 9 KwaThema is a township South Africa township south west of Springs, Gauteng Springs on the East Rand , Gauteng , South Africa . It was established in 1951 in South Africa 1951 when Africans were resettled from Payneville because it was considered by the apartheid government to be too close to a white town. The new township s layout was designed along modernist principles and became a model for many subsequent townships, although the envisaged social facilities were not implemented. The typical South African township house, the 51 9, was one of the plans developed for KwaThema. A black local authority with municipal status was established in 1984 in South Africa 1984 . In 1985 in South Africa 1985 KwaThema experienced violent unrest and right wing vigilante activity. Famous KwaThemans Hilda Tloubatla b. 1942 , South African mbaqanga singer Eudy Simelane 1977 2008 , South African footballer and LGBT rights activist, raped and murdered in the town ref name guardian120309 cite news url http www.guardian.co.uk world 2009 mar 12 eudy simelane corrective rape south africa title Raped and killed for being a lesbian South Africa ignores corrective attacks last Kelly first Annie date 12 March 2009 publisher The Guardian accessdate 2009 03 14 ref Lucas Sithole 1931 1994 , South African sculptor References references More information http www.kwathema.net The KwaThema Project DEFAULTSORT Kwathema, Gauteng Category Townships in South Africa Category Populated places in Ekurhuleni Gauteng geo stub ... more details
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