A collection of Artists Biographies posts
Sydney Sipho Sepamla
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Sydney Sipho Sepamla spent most of his life in Soweto, the enormous township…
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Mongane Wally Serote
Mongane Wally Serote was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg on 8 May 1944, just four years…
Enoch Mankayi Sontonga
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Enoch Mankayi Sontonga was born in Uitenhage, Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape) around…
Canodoise (Can) Themba
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Canodoise Daniel Themba (Can Themba) was born in 1924, in Marabastad, Pretoria, Transvaal…
Lefifi Tladi
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za The thinker, poet and painter, Lefifi Tladi was born in 1949 in the…
Miriam Tlali
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Miriam Tlali was born in Doornfontein in Johannesburg, Transvaal (Gauteng). She grew up in Sophiatown.…
Dr. Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi was born on 6 January 1906 in Groutville, Natal. Vilakazi…
Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za The academic and social activist, Ngugi wa Thiong’o is one of the greatest…
Luther Vandross – Biography
Source: http://www.luthervandross.com/ In the world of contemporary music, there are just a handful of superstars whose…
Sipho Gumede – Biography
Source: www.sahistory.org.za Synopsis: South African jazz bass guitarist Sipho Gumede was born in Cato Manor,…
Busi Mhlongo – Biography
Source: www.sahistory.org.za For her excellent contribution to music and putting South Africa on the international…
Nina Simone – Biography
Source: www.ninasimone.com She was one of the most extraordinary artists of the twentieth century, an icon…
Bheki Mseleku – Artist Biography
Source: MySpace.com Bheki Mseleku fused elements of traditional African township music, American bebop, and his…
B.B. King Biography
Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer (1925–2015) “King of the Blues” B.B. King began as a disc jockey…
Percy Sledge Biography
Source: biography.com Soul singer Percy Sledge recorded the 1966 hit “When a Man Loves a…
Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens
Source: Wikipedia.org Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens (also known as Mahlathini Nezintombi Zomgqashiyo – Mahlathini…
Khadja Nin – Biography
Source: Wikipedia.org Khadja Nin was born in Burundi, the youngest of a family of eight.…
Ismaël Lô – Biography
Source: Wikipedia.org Ismaël Lô (also Ismaël Lo) is a Senegalese musician and actor. He was…
Angélique Kidjo – Biography
Source : http://worldmusic.about.com Angelique Kidjo was born in Ouidah, Benin on July 14, 1960. Her…
Youssou n’Dour – Biography
Source : http://africanmusic.org/ Youssou n’Dour was born in Dakar in 1959 and began singing as…