Sibongile - Mafikizolo

Description: Genre: World Music / Artist: Mafikizolo / Audio CD released 2003-06-09 at Columbia South Africa / Disc #1 ... more

Sibongile - Mafikizolo ... Tracklisting
1 Marabi
2 Ndihamba Nawe
3 Gugo'thandayo
4 Mafikizolo
5 Bangradesh
6 Morena
7 Kuzophela Nini (Abuse)
8 Goliwood
9 Ngivelakude
10 Nnete Ke Nnete
11 Sibongile

Newest Review: ... Crashers" (2000) didn't really make it that big outside of the circles of serious kwaito followers. Then in 2001, ... more

... Nhlanhla and Theo were severely injured when their car collided with a train. Their fortunate survival pulled the group much closer, and they focussed all their efforts on this album, their 2002 release, aptly named, "Sibongile" - "Thank you God" in isiZulu. The album became huge, and they shot to fame winning South African Music Awards for Best Group and Best Afro Pop, and Metro fm awards including Best Album. THE MUSIC Mafikizolo incorporate kwela, marabi, jazz and slowed down house styles t...more

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Sibongile - Mafikizolo: R.I.P.Tebza (1096 words)
by - written on 28/10/06 (Very useful, 1826 readings)
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Mafikizolo are one of the frontrunners in modern South African Mzansi music, a popular young urban blend of many styles and cultures. The band are also well known in the U.S., but even though they have played gigs in London, they have yet to really break into the UK market. However, Mafikizolo are very much worth knowing wherever you are. THE BAND When this album was made, there were three members of Mafikizolo, Nhlanhla Sibongile Mafu, the lead vocalist, Theo Kgosinkwe, and Tebogo Madingoane (Tebza) who rapped some of the lyrics. Now only Nhlanhla and Theo remain, after Tebza was tragically shot dead in a road rage incident in Soweto in ... Read the complete review