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The song is known world-wide thanks to the interpretation of South African singer Miriam Makeba (herself a Xhosa). In her discography the song appears in several versions, both with the title Qongqothwane and as The Click Song. The song was written and originally performed by The Manhattan Brothers who made it famous across Africa. Miriam was ...
Xhosa music has long been a major part of the music of South Africa, especially in the field of jazz. Since olden times, singing has been a tradition and part of culture among the Xhosas. Xhosa music is characteristically expressive and communicative which includes rhythmical expression of words and sounds.
Julian Bahula (1938–2023), jazz drummer; Ballyhoo, 1980s pop band best known for the hit "Man on the Moon" Zakes Bantwini [2] Leonel Bastos (born 1956), Mozambiquan adult contemporary musician and producer working in South Africa; Battery 9, industrial music project from Johannesburg; Beatenberg; Amanda Black (born 1993), Afro-soul singer ...
Hugh Ramapolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018) [1] was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who was described as "the father of South African jazz". Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and for writing well-known anti-apartheid songs such as "Soweto Blues" and "Bring Him Back Home".
[1] [2] He first gained prominence playing trombone with The Jazz Epistles. [1] After the short-lived group broke up, he continued to be important to the South African music scene and then later abroad. In the 1960s, he began to gain notice in the United States, and in 1965 he was featured in a "Sound Of Africa" concert at Carnegie Hall.
An early use of jazz as an anti-apartheid tool was the production of a musical entitled King Kong. [2] Written as a social commentary on young black South Africans, much of the music was arranged and performed by famous South African jazz musicians, including all the members of the Jazz Epistles, minus bandleader Abdullah Ibrahim.
Zahara's music is classified loosely as "Afro-soul" and she sang in her native language, Xhosa, as well as in English. [11] Her music has been described as a mixture of styles popularized by Tracy Chapman and India Arie. [12] Zahara started her career busking on the streets of East London. She was signed to the label TS Records by TK Nciza. [13]
Margaret Singana (1938 – 22 April 2000), born Margaret M'cingana, was a South African musician.She is perhaps best known for her Xhosa song "Hamba Bhekile". An English-language version of the song, "We Are Growing", was used as soundtrack to the South African TV series Shaka Zulu.