Dlamini King Brothers

Dlamini King Brothers
Also known as	DKB
Origin	Kennedy Road, Durban, South Africa
Genres	Isicathamiya
Years active	1999—

The Dlamini King Brothers are an isicathamiya choir from the Kennedy Road shack settlement in Durban, South Africa.^[1] They were formed in 1999.

On 27 September 2007, they beat 108 other choirs to win the 11th Annual Isicathimiya Competition held at the Playhouse Theatre in Durban. This is the biggest and most important isicathimiya competition in South Africa.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2009 they released their début album Hlis’uMoya which contains a mixture of religious and political songs.^[2]

References

1. ^ Protest music thrives in South Africa's shack settlements
2. ^ The Dlamini King Brothers Release their Début Album Hlis’uMoya. abahlali.org

External links

• Photographs of the Dlamini King Brothers performing at the Time of the Writer Festival, Durban, March 2009
• Music video
• Abahlali by the Dlamini King Brothers

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