Busi Mhlongo

Busi Mhlongo
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Styles: Worldbeat, Afro-Pop, South African Pop
Biography: "The reigning queen of modern Zulu music," Busi Mhlongo (born Victoria Busi Mhlongo) has turned the Maskanda guitar music of migrant Zulu mine workers into a worldwide phenomenon. Mhlongo's second album, Urban Zulu, produced by former Soul II Soul producer Will Mowat,spent two months in the top position ...Read full biography
Urban Zulu
Released: 1998
Label: Melt
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No matter how scintillating and life-affirming the mbqanga of Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens was when it hit the international pop scene in the late '80s, the fact remains it was golden oldies music ...Read full review
Babhemu
Released: 1994
Label: Sterns
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At last there's a release that isn't copycat mbaqanga or mbube. Among the specialties of South African music have been: a uniquely glorious female lead-vocal style; a long-term openness to the U.S.; and ...Read full review
More Busi Mhlongo albums: Main Albums (4)
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