Thandiswa Mazwai
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Thandiswa Mazwai | |
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Thandiswa Mazwai Live at NPR tiny Desk. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thandiswa Nyameka Mazwai |
| Also known as | King Tha |
| Born | 31 March 1976 Mqanduli, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Origin | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Genres | |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Gallo |
| Website | thandiswa |
Thandiswa Nyameka Mazwai (bɛ dɔɣi o la Anashaara goli March bɛɣu pihita ni yini dali, yuuni 1976)[2] ka o nyɛ South Africa paɣa ŋun kpɛriti kpɛrigu, ka nyɛ ŋun yiini ka lahi sabiri Bongo Maffin yilanima. Bɛ lahi booni o la King Tha.[3]
O tuuli yil'bɔbigu Zabalaza (din daa bahi yuuni 2004), nyɛla bɛ ni daa piigi shɛli "Planet Awards" din daa niŋ BBC Radio 3.[4] Yuuni 2004, o daa lahi di "Best Female Artist" din daa niŋ "Metro FM Music Awards".[5]
O yil'bɔbigu din daa pahi buyi, Ibokwe, daa bahila yuuni 2009.[4]
Discography
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- Sankofa (yuuni 2024) - Universal Music Group
- Belede (yuuni 2016) - Universal Music Group
- Dance of the Forgotten Free (yuuni 2010) – Live CD: Gallo Records
- Ibokwe (yuuni 2009): Gallo Records
- Zabalaza (yuuni 2004): Gallo Records
- Bongo Maffin
- From Bongo With Love (yuuni 2019): Universal Music Group
- New Construction (yuuni 2005): Gallo Records – Gold Sales
- Bongolution (yuuni 2001): Sony BMG – Double Platinum Sales
- The Concerto (yuuni 1998): Sony BMG – Multi Platinum Sales
- Final Entry (yuuni 1997): EMI
- Leaders of D’Gong (yuuni 1996): EMI
Pina mini piibu
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Thandiswa
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]| Year | Category | Award | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Zabalaza | Metro FM Awards: Best Female Artist | Won |
| Kora Africa Music Awards: Best Female Artist, Southern Africa | Won | ||
| Kora Africa Music Awards: Best Female Artist, Africa | Won | ||
| 2005 | South African Music Award: Best Female Artist | Won | |
| South African Music Award: Best African Contemporary Album | Won | ||
| BBC World Music Awards: Best African Album | Nominated | ||
| Channel O Music Awards: Best Music Video 'La'hlumenze' | Won | ||
| Metropolitan Eastern Cape Awards, Arts and Culture Award | Won | ||
| 2008 | Pan African Language Board: Female Artist of the Decade | Won | |
| Nizalwa Ngobani | Pan African Language Board: Song of the Decade | Won | |
| 2010 | Ibokwe | South African Music Award: Best African Contemporary Album | Nominated |
| South African Music Award: Best Female Artist | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Dance of the Forgotten Free: LIVE | South African Music Award: Best Contemporary DVD | Won |
| South African Music Award: Best Female Artist | Won | ||
| 2025 | Sankofa | Best Jazz Album[6] | Pending |
| Best Produced Album | Pending |
Bongo Maffin
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Concerto | South African Music Awards: Best African Pop Album | Won |
| 2001 | Kora Africa Music Awards: Best African Group | Won | |
| 2002 | Bongolution | Metro FM Awards: Best African Pop | Won |
| Metro FM Awards: Best Duo/Group | Won | ||
| South African Music Award: Best Duo/Group | Won | ||
| 2006 | New Construction | South African Music Award: Best Duo/Group | Won |
| Kora Africa Music Awards: Best African Group | Won | ||
| BBC World Music Awards: Best African Album | Nominated |
Kundivihira
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- ↑ Gumede, Bongeka (20 February 2023). Award-winning artist Thandiswa Mazwai brings ‘A Letter To Azania’ to Cape Town.
- ↑ Thandiswa Mazwai.
- ↑ Thandiswa Mazwai article (en).
- 1 2 Albert Simiyu (2 October 2019). Thandiswa Mazwai biography: age, daughter, baby, daddy, siblings, songs, albums, music group, events, and Instagram.
- ↑ SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC.
- ↑ Shumba, Ano (2025-03-06). Metro FM Awards 2025: All the nominees. Music in Africa.
External links
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- Thandiswa Mazwai at IMDb
- "Mazwai, Thandiswa (South Africa)", music.org.za
- The 18th Annual MTN SA Music Awards, Sun City, 29 & 30 April 2012.
- Official website
- Thandiswa Mazwai Sankofa Album. Archived 10 Silimin gɔli June 2024 at the Wayback Machine
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- South African jazz singers
- South African women jazz singers
- South African reggae musicians
- 21st-century South African women singers
- South African singer-songwriters
- Xhosa people
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Xhosa-language singers of South Africa
- English-language singers from South Africa