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Thandiswa

LC control no.no2005085340
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Personal name headingThandiswa
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Variant(s)Mazwai, Thandiswa
Associated countrySouth Africa
Birth date1976
Field of activityKwaito (Music) Mbaqanga (Music) Reggae music
Profession or occupationSingers Composers
Found inZabalaza, 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)