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'''Busi Ncube''' is a female [[Mbira]] singer from [[Zimbabwe]], who sings in six African languages.<ref>[http://www.kontamtv.com/Countries/Zimbabwe.html Konta music television: Musicians from Zimbabwe]. Accessed Jan. 18, 2008.</ref> |
'''Busi Ncube''' is a female [[Mbira]] singer from [[Zimbabwe]], who sings in six African languages.<ref>[http://www.kontamtv.com/Countries/Zimbabwe.html Konta music television: Musicians from Zimbabwe]. Accessed Jan. 18, 2008.</ref> |
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She was a member of the Afro-Fusion group Illanga; the group released three albums during the 1980s, and played during the 1988 [[Human Rights Now!]] concert. <ref>[http://www.embargo.ca/zim/artists/bios/ilanga/index.htm Music of Zimbabwe: Illanga]. Accessed Jan. 18, 2009.</ref> |
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Ncube later recorded eight albums with a backing band, "Rain", including ''Malaisha'' and ''Live in Prague''. <ref>[http://www.dandemutande.org/Catalog/?cat=Music&artist=NcubeBusi#Malaisha Busi Ncube albums]. Accessed Jan. 18, 2009.</ref> The band toured Norway in 2006 and appeared at the Mela Festival.<ref>[http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5340&Itemid=101 "Busi and Dudu thrill Harare audiences"]. 23/11/06. ''The Zimbabwean''. </ref> <ref>[http://www.peakperformances.co.za/2007/05/07/collaborations-urombo-zimbabwe/#more-209 The Collaboration’s Urombo - Zimbabwe]. Peak People: An inside look blog. Accessed Jan. 18, 2009.</ref> Ncube has also contributed to another Thulani project, all-star collaboration album "''Hupenyu Kumusha/Life at Home,"'' released in 2006, which featured several notable Zimbabwean musicians, including Chiwoniso Maraire, Roger Mbambo, Adam Chisvo and Mashasha.<ref>[http://www.dandemutande.org/Catalog/?cat=Music&artist=Collaboration "The Collaboration"]. Accessed Jan. 18, 2009.</ref> Busi currently divides her time between Harare and Oslo, where she teaches and performs. |
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Revision as of 22:41, 18 July 2014
Busi Ncube is a female Mbira singer from Zimbabwe, who sings in six African languages.[1]
She was a member of the Afro-Fusion group Illanga; the group released three albums during the 1980s, and played during the 1988 Human Rights Now! concert. [2]
Ncube later recorded eight albums with a backing band, "Rain", including Malaisha and Live in Prague. [3] The band toured Norway in 2006 and appeared at the Mela Festival.[4] [5] Ncube has also contributed to another Thulani project, all-star collaboration album "Hupenyu Kumusha/Life at Home," released in 2006, which featured several notable Zimbabwean musicians, including Chiwoniso Maraire, Roger Mbambo, Adam Chisvo and Mashasha.[6] Busi currently divides her time between Harare and Oslo, where she teaches and performs.
References
- ^ Konta music television: Musicians from Zimbabwe. Accessed Jan. 18, 2008.
- ^ Music of Zimbabwe: Illanga. Accessed Jan. 18, 2009.
- ^ Busi Ncube albums. Accessed Jan. 18, 2009.
- ^ "Busi and Dudu thrill Harare audiences". 23/11/06. The Zimbabwean.
- ^ The Collaboration’s Urombo - Zimbabwe. Peak People: An inside look blog. Accessed Jan. 18, 2009.
- ^ "The Collaboration". Accessed Jan. 18, 2009.
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