50 Years, by Mahotella Queens

50 Years

by Mahotella Queens

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1.	Amazemula 02:53	info	buy track
2.	Kazet (Gazette) 04:23	info	buy track
3.	Amabhongo 02:03	info	buy track
4.	Asithobelane 04:43	info	buy track
5.	Bonang Suna 04:24	info	buy track
6.	Umlingi 04:22	info	buy track
7.	Mbube (Wimoweh) 03:55	info	buy track
8.	Sohlanganiswa Nguwe 04:28	info	buy track
9.	Town Hall 02:48	info	buy track
10.	Ebenezer 04:40	info	buy track
11.	Thandanani 02:32	info	buy track
12.	Thembekile 02:59	info	buy track
13.	Go Away Let Me Go 04:03	info	buy track
14.	It Is Well 07:51	info	buy track
15.	Nomhloshazana 04:40	info	buy track
16.	Jive Motella 03:22	info	buy track
17.	Stokvel Jive 03:54	info	buy track
18.	I'm In Love With A Rastaman 06:56	info	buy track
19.	Sibali 03:37	info	buy track
20.	Pitsa Tse Kgolo (Melodi Ya Lla) 05:23	info	buy track
21.	Stoki Stoki 03:58	info	buy track
22.	Ijokwe 04:20	info	buy track
23.	Hamba Phepha Lam' 03:37	info	buy track
24.	Lilizela Mlilizela 04:11	info	buy track
25.	Marena (Reya Dumedisa) 04:02	info	buy track
26.	Mbaqanga 04:20	info	buy track
27.	Safa Indlala (Isomiso) 03:23	info	buy track
28.	Awuthule Kancane? (Won't You Pour a Little?) 04:25	info	buy track
29.	Thuntshwane Basadi 04:40	info	buy track
30.	Uyavutha Umlilo 02:50	info	buy track

about

The Mahotella Queens are a South African female band formed in 1964 by music producer Rupert Bopape consisting of Hilda Tloubatla, Nobesuthu Mbadu, and Amanda Nkosi. The group is noted for their distinct vocal harmony sound, guitar-led mbaqanga music, and fast stage dancing.

Bopape was a talent scout and producer at the independent Gallo Africa's subsidiary dedicated to black music, Mavuthela Music Company. He formed the Mahotella Queens as the company's resident girl group and the ensemble, often led by the deep-voiced male vocals of Simon 'Mahlathini' Nkabinde, went on to have many hit records during the 1960s. The Queens line-up during this period usually comprised Hilda Tloubatla, Juliet Mazamisa, Ethel Mngomezulu, Nobesuthu Mbadu and Mildred Mangxola. The Queens and Mahlathini were backed by Mavuthela's house band, the Makgona Tsohle Band (including Marks Mankwane on lead guitar and West Nkosi on alto saxophone). In 1972 the line-up of the Mahotella Queens disintegrated after royalty disagreements with Bopape; Mahlathini left the company in a similar dispute with the producer. However, with a change of membership, the Queens remained productive and popular in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1987, following the explosion of interest in South African music, the Queens line-up was rejigged and three of its original singers – Hilda Tloubatla, Nobesuthu Mbadu, and Mildred Mangxola – returned to the group. In combination with Mahlathini, the group forged a successful international touring career that lasts to this day.

In spite of the deaths of Mahlathini, Marks Mankwane and West Nkosi during the late 1990s, the Mahotella Queens continue to perform and record in the 21st century. In 2013, long-serving member Mildred Mangxola retired from the group. She was replaced by a new recruit, Amanda Nkosi.

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released June 1, 2014

(P) and (C) 2014 Gallo Record Company (a division of Gallo Music Investments

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