Zibokwakhe ‘Phuzekhemisi’ Mnyandu

UZibokwakhe Johnstone Mnyandu, owaziwa ngelika Phuzekhemisi wazalwa ngo-30 Novemba 1962, waziwa kabanzi njengenkosi yohlobo lomculo womdabu, umaskandi. Ngezingoma ezikhuluma ngempilo yendoda, usizi lwayo, amaphupho ayo, umculo kamaskandi akumangazi ukuthi ubizwe ‘ngeZulu Blues‘. Uhlukaniswe ngesitayela esikhethiwe sesigingci nezinkondlo zesiZulu ezikhulunywa ngokushesha, umculo kamaskandi uhlukile eNingizimu Afrika. Kepha lokho akusho ukuthi ayaziswa umhlaba wonke. UPhuzekhemisi udlalele izethameli … Read more

Zibokwakhe Johnstone Mnyandu, known as Phuzekhemisi, born on 30 November 1962, is widely acknowledged as the king of the indigenous music genre, maskandi. With songs that tell the story of a man’s life, his woes, his dreams, maskandi music has not surprisingly been dubbed the ‘Zulu Blues‘. Distinguished by its picked guitar style and rapidly … Read more