Thokozile

Thokozile

Infobox Album |
Name = Thokozile
Type = Album
Artist = Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens


Released = 1986
Recorded = 1986
Genre = Mbaqanga, Mgqashiyo
Length = 40:00 approx.
Label = Gallo Record Company
Producer = West Nkosi
Last album = "Ejerusalem Siyakhona"
(1984)
This album = "Thokozile"
(1986)
Next album = "Paris - Soweto"
(1987)

"Thokozile" is a 1986 by the South African 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 international on the Earthworks album.

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")


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Mahotella Queens — Mahotella Queens, 2010 Left to right: Nobesuthu Mbadu, Hilda Tloubatla, Mildred Mangxola Background information Origin Johannesburg, South Africa …   Wikipedia

  • Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens — Origin Johannesburg, South Africa Genres Mbaqanga, Mgqashiyo Years active 1964–1971 1983–1999 Labels Gallo Record Company …   Wikipedia

  • Mahlathini — Simon Mahlathini Nkabinde, 1988 Simon Mahlathini Nkabinde (1938 July 27, 1999) was a South African mbaqanga singer. Known as the Lion of Soweto Nkabinde is the acknowledged exponent of the deep voiced, basso profundo groaning style that came to… …   Wikipedia

  • Mahotella Queens — The Mahotella Queens Gründung 1964 Genre Vokalgruppe, Mbaqanga, Mqashiyo Gründungsmitglieder Rupert Bopape Aktuelle Besetzung Hilda Tloubatla Nobesuthu Mbadu Mildred Mangxola Ehemalige Mitglieder Emily Zwane Caroline Kapentar …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Makgona Tsohle Band — The Makgona Tsohle Band was a South African instrumental band that is noted for creating the mbaqanga music style. The group was formed in 1964 at Mavuthela (the black music division of Gallo Record Company), and became the Mavuthela house band.… …   Wikipedia

  • Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army — (ZIPRA) was the armed wing of the Zimbabwe African People s Union, a militant Communist organization in Rhodesia. It participated in the Second Chimurenga against white minority rule in the former Rhodesia.ZIPRA was formed during the 1960s by the …   Wikipedia

  • Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2000 — The Zimbabwe parliamentary elections of 2000 to the Zimbabwe House of Assembly were held on June 24 25. The electoral system involved 120 constituencies returning one member each, elected by the First Past the Post system, with the President of… …   Wikipedia

  • Results of the Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2005 — Constituency results:: Harare Province # BUDIRIRO: Gilbert Shoko (MDC) 17,053; David Makufa (ZANU PF) 4,886. # CHITUNGWIZA: Fidelis Mhashu (MDC) 12,024; Brighton Chirongwe (ZANU PF) 8,126. # DZIVARASEKWA: Edwin Mushoriwa (MDC) 11,617; Francis… …   Wikipedia

  • Nobesuthu Mbadu — Nobesuthu Mbadu, 1991 Nobesuthu Gertrude Mbadu Shawe (born April 26, 1945) is a South African mbaqanga singer, and a singer in the acclaimed group the Mahotella Queens. Mbadu was born in Durban, South Africa and was raised by her father Ferguson… …   Wikipedia

  • Mildred Mangxola — Nontsomi Mildred Mangxola (born January 9, 1944) is a South African mbaqanga singer, and a singer in the acclaimed group the Mahotella Queens. Mangxola was born in Benoni, Johannesburg, in South Africa, and loved singing from a young age. She was …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”