Tributes flowed in on Wednesday for singer Busi Mhlongo, who died from breast cancer on Tuesday evening. KwaZulu-Natal arts and culture minister Weziwe Thusi said she had visited Mhlongo a few weeks ...

This is undoubtedly one of the defining performances by the late Jabu Khanyile before he became too ill to perform. Khanyile, who died last year November, celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Market ...

On the day its national football team plays its second match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup being held here, South Africans awoke to news of the death of musician Busi Mhlongo. By Diane Coetzer On the day ...

Busi Mhlongo wears pain and joy in the folds around her eyes. Time’s natural lines tell as much about her otherworldly live performances and gender-defying role in the traditionally patriarchal ...

Matsuli Music has reissued Busi Mhlongo's Urban Zulu masterpiece on vinyl for the first time, alongside Dudu Pukwana and the 'Spears' and Jump Uptight by the Zorro Five. Whether a new album release is ...

Of the thousands of beautiful voices that rise in song every day in Africa there is a voice that can be instantly recognised for its unique qualities: the voice of Busi Mhlongo. Powered by her ...

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Damon Forbes, owner of Sheer Sound, Mhlongo's recording home, says the Zulu roots artist was "an incredible musical talent and amazingly spiritual person". "I can only hope that South Africans can, in ...

A memorial service would normally be a sombre affair where people speak in hushed tones to the bereaved. Not so for the memorial service of the late Busi Mhlongo at Newtown in Johannesburg today, ...

AFFECTIONATELY known as the queen of modern Zulu music, the late Busi Mhlongo managed to turn maskandi into a world phenomenon. For her contribution, the University of KwaZulu-Natal has conferred an ...