Claire Johnston born 16 December 1967 is an Anglo-South African singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer of the South African fusion band Mango Groove.[1][2] Born in the South of England, Johnston has lived in South Africa since the age of three. She joined Mango Groove at age 17, and has since recorded six studio albums with
Jabu Khanyile 28 February 1957 – 12 November 2006 was a South African musician and lead vocalist from the band Bayete. Life and career Khanyile was born in Soweto, and was forced to abandon his education at the age of fourteen in order to earn a living, after his mother died. His father was a miner and performed traditional a capella songs, and his brother
Steve Kekana born 4 August 1958 in Zebediela, Transvaal is a South African singer songwriter. Kekana lost his sight at age five, and attended a school for the blind in Pietersburg. During the school years, he nurtured his love for singing, and became a member of amateur groups during the teenage years. In 1979 and 1980, Kekana
Daniel Friedman born 9 January 1981, known on stage as Deep Fried Man, is a South African musical comedian and writer based in Johannesburg. He describes what he does as “stand-up comedy with a guitar”. He adopted his stage name, a play on his real name, because “it went along with the kind of musical comedy I
Brenda Nokuzola Fassie 3 November 1964 – 9 May 2004 was a South African anti-apartheid Afropop singer, songwriter, dancer and activist. Affectionately called MaBrrr by her fans, she is the “Queen of African Pop”, the “Madonna of The Townships” or simply as The Black Madonna. Her bold stage antics earned a reputation for “outrageousness”. Contents 1Biography 2Death 3Recognition 4Discography 5References 6See
Lucky Philip Dube pronounced duu-beh; 3 August 1964 – 18 October 2007 was a South African reggae musician and Rastafarian. He recorded 22 albums in Zulu, English and Afrikaans in a 25-year period and was South Africa’s biggest-selling reggae artist. Dube was murdered in the Johannesburg suburb of Rosettenville on the evening of 18 October 2007. Contents 1Biography 1.1Early life 1.2Beginning of his musical career 1.3Moving
Fanie de Jager born 8 April 1949 is a South African operatic tenor and singer of light classical music. Contents 1Early life 2Recording career 3Albums 4See also 5References 6External links Early life Fanie de Jager was born to Christiaan Lodevicus and Frederika Stefina de Jager in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He completed his schooling in Pretoria in
Mimi Coertse born 12 June 1932 is a South African soprano. On 26 January 2020, Mimi was also inaugurated as a living legend in the South African Legends Museum. She was one of only 20 legends from whom a bust was also made. Contents 1Early life 2Opera career 3Later years 4Personal life 5Honours and
Third World Child is a studio album by South African artist Johnny Clegg and his band Savuka, released in 1987 and produced by Hilton Rosenthal. Incorporating both Zulu and English lyrics, as well as political songs, it was the album which led Clegg to international fame. All songs were written by Johnny Clegg, except for Giyani in collaboration with V. Mavusa. The track “Scatterlings of Africa” gave
Don Clarke born 1955 in Johannesburg is a South African singer-songwriter, also known as The Songteller. Clarke is notable for his music contribution to South African culture with songs that celebrate South African sport (Kick It Up), tell the story of heroes and support social issues (Zuma Must Fall) His large music contribution to the South African