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Celebrate The Best Of Afro Pop (Album) by Malaika

Artist Biography For Malaika

There Are Several Musicians And Bands Called Malaika. 1 Malaika LeRae Sallard An R&B And House Music Artist Who Released The Album Sugar Time In 1993. The Album Produced Two Hits On The Billboard Dance Charts - "So Much Love" #5 And "Gotta Know Your Name " #1 . 2 A Well Known Group Is The South African. Afro-Pop Trio Malaika Consisting Of Jabulani Herald Ndaba Matshediso Florence Mholo And Bongani Kevin Nchang. It Was Conceived With An Inalienable Contribution Of One Of South Africa’s Most Under-Utilised Producers Of Kwaito Godfrey “Guffy” Pilane. Malaika Testifies To The Power Of Three The Trio Generally Possessing Peerless Elemental Power In The History Of Pop Music Consists Of Bongani Nchanga Jabu Ndaba Both Battle-Weary And Hardened Former Original Band Members Of The Stouters And Tshedi Mholo An Innocent Church-Going Unspoilt Debutante Former School Teacher In The Music World. For In The Stouters With The Accent On Kwaito Nchanga And Ndaba Were Decent Boys Trying To Fit Into Something They Were Clearly Not. And Accordingly As Fate Would Have It They Would Not Succeed. But In A Strange Way The Duo Was Saved By This Apparent Failure Of Gold-Cast Thunder-And-Lightening Awe Voices Of Nchanga And Ndaba. For Doubtlessly Licking Their Pride At Seeing Lesser Talented Contemporaries Raking The Kudos And Cash Flow They Would Go Back To Their Roots To Find Themselves In The Church Where Singing Had Always Been Part Of Their Lives. Here The Two Discovered The Astonishing Heavenly Voice Of Mholo. Appropriately Because Malaika An Afro-Pop Band That Is A Perfect Blend Of Post-Kwaito Post-Mbaqanga And Neo-Soul That Is The Quintessence Of Nu Afro-Pop Unashamedly Melodic Harmonious Always Attempting To Be Soulful A Good Dollop Of Singing And Musicianship Along With One Or Two Of Their Contemporaries Defines The Early Sound Of 21st Century South Africa. It’s A Band That Has As Nu Afro-Pop Took Its Cue From Late 70s To Late 80s Afro-Pop Moulded English Back Into The Mix Of A Black Pop A La Bands Of The Late 20th Century South Africa Did. Unfortunately Jabu Ndaba Has Passed Away

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