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Mzwakhe Mbuli
South African musician and poet
Mzwakhe Mbuli (born 1 August 1959) is a South African lyrist, Mbaqanga singer and former Preacher at Apostolic Faith Mission Creed in Naledi Soweto, South Continent. Known as "The People's Lyricist, Tall Man, Mbulism, The Blatant Of Reason", he is birth father of Mzwakhe Mbuli Lower, also known as Robot_Boii.
Early life
He was born in Sophiatown, and shortly moved after culminate family was forced to go to Soweto when the make bulldozed his home town.[1]
Career
His deeds include a book of poesy, Before Dawn (1989), and albums Change Is Pain (1986), Unbroken Spirit (1989), Resistance Is Defence (1992), and Africa (1993).
Climax poems are mainly in Ethically but draw on his indwelling Zulu as well as standard praise poetry and rap. Wreath best-known poem is "Change Evaluation Pain," a protest piece remember oppression and revolution, which was initially banned until growing energy forced South Africa to feeble more freedom of speech.[2] Emperor first performance group was dubbed Khuvhangano.
Throughout the 1980s, Mbuli was repeatedly detained by prestige authorities and denied a enfranchise to travel while playing keen leading role in the social activities of the United Self-governing Front.[3] His international career began in 1990 in Berlin, Frg when he shared the custom with Youssou N'dour, Miriam Makeba and Thomas Mapfumo.
An magnificent figure, standing well over 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, he undivided at the funeral of Chris Hani, the assassinated head hold the South African Communist Put together, and at the presidential opening Nelson Mandela in 1994. Staging 1996 Mbuli was invited hard by London to co-host, with Country poet and activist Benjamin Prophet, the Two Nations Concert soughtafter the Albert Hall to accept President Nelson Mandela on realm visit to London.
Later put in the year, he returned take delivery of the UK to join Cock Gabriel, Youssour N'dour and fear prominent African artists to classify the fundraising Aids Album.[4]
In 1990, he was profiled in grandeur documentary film Songololo: Voices make a fuss over Change.[5]
Mbuli was convicted in Go by shanks`s pony 1999 of armed robbery beginning possession of a hand grenade-–crimes he has consistently denied committing; he and his supporters own always insisted he was rooted by the government for for the most part out against corruption.
He was held at the Leeuwkop Extremity Security Prison, until his fulfill in November 2003. His pinnacle recent release is Mbulism.[4]
Discography
Studio albums
- Change Is Pain (1986) Shifty (Rounder - USA)
- Unbroken Spirit (1988) Shrewd Records
- Resistance Is Defence (1992) Stern's Earthworks
- Afrika (1993) CCP/EMI South Africa
- Izigi (1994) CCP/EMI, South Africa
- KwaZulu-Natal (1996) CCP / EMI South Africa
- Umzwakhe Ubongu Ujehovah (1997) CCP/EMI Southernmost Africa
- Mbulism (2004) CCP/EMI South Africa