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Mzwakhe Mbuli
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Within Vinony's link graph, Mzwakhe Mbuli is referenced by 20 other articles, and connects out to South Africa, London and Berlin.
It is catalogued under topics including 1959 births, Living people and South African musicians.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- The voice of reason
- Before dawn
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- South Africa
- Active from
- 1958
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,980
- Total plays
- 19,998
Tags
Mzwakhe Mbuli, known as "The People's Poet", is a popular poet and mbaqanga singer in South Africa. "South African pop moves cozy up to African American notions of sophistication, and South African pan-Africanist moves graft a fabricated tradition onto a musical history with no parallel in Africa or anywhere else. Mbuli's fusions are more visionary and more local. Singing or chanting mostly in English or Zulu but occasionally in Xhosa or Venda, his relaxed <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mzw
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Sophiatown
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
Show 1 more fact
- date of birth
- 1958-01-01
Sources (3)
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