LC control no. | no2005085340 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Thandiswa |
Variant(s) | Mazwai, Thandiswa |
Associated country | South Africa |
Birth date | 1976 |
Field of activity | Kwaito (Music) Mbaqanga (Music) Reggae music |
Profession or occupation | Singers Composers |
Found in | Zabalaza, p2004: label (Thandiswa) insert (Thandiswa Mazwai's debut solo album, Zabalaza (Rebellion)) Music.org.za website, viewed Sep. 4, 2013 (Thandiswa Mazwai; Thandiswa; lead singer and songwriter for kwaito group Bongo Maffin; born in rural Transkei, raised in urban townships; her mother's home village (Xhosa) is Mkhankato; her music incorporates traditional Xhosa rhythms, mbaqanga, reggae, kwaito and gospel sounds; Zabalaza (2004) was her first solo album) Thandiswa website, viewed Sep. 4, 2013: bio (b. 1976; began career in 1998 with Bongo Maffin; featured in Paul Simon's Graceland 25th Anniversary Tour) |