Mahlathini [videorecording] /

"With his deep baritone growl and regal cloak of skins, Simon Mahlathini Nkabinde--the Lion of Soweto--is the undisputed king of South Africa's urban pop scene. This program features his talents and that of his backup groups, the Mahotella Queens and the Makgona Tsotle [sic] Band. Widely a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Mahotella Queens (Musical group), Makgona Tsohle Band, Ascension (Firm), Cut Above Productions, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors:	Bowey, John R., Mahlathini, Mhlophe, Gcina
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [1998]
Series:	African wave (DVD-video)
Subjects:	Mahlathini. Singers > South Africa > Biography. Popular music > South Africa. Documentary films.

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Summary:	"With his deep baritone growl and regal cloak of skins, Simon Mahlathini Nkabinde--the Lion of Soweto--is the undisputed king of South Africa's urban pop scene. This program features his talents and that of his backup groups, the Mahotella Queens and the Makgona Tsotle [sic] Band. Widely acknowledged as the father of Mbaqanga--the stew of musical influences at the heart of the Soweto beat--Mahlathini currently tops the charts. In an interview, Mahlathini's guitarist, Marks Mhangwane, traces the influence of Mahlathini's music from the streets of Soweto, where the group was harassed by white South African police, into Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana, Malawi, and Mozambique"--Container.
Item Description:	Title from disc surface. Originally produced in 1990. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 DVD-video (25 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	Editor, Alan J. Melville ; cameraman, Mark Lennard ; theme music written and composed by Garth Deacon.