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Busi Mhlongo

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Also known as Busisiwe Victoria Mhlongo

South African singer-songwriter

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Vinony's link graph records 37 inbound references to Busi Mhlongo, and connects out to Durban, Grammy Awards and Miriam Makeba.

It sits within the topics 1947 births, 2010 deaths and Deaths from cancer in South Africa.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
South Africa
Active from
1947-10-28
Active to
2010-06-15
mbaqanga

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
14,191
Total plays
72,398

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south africanworldafricansouth africafemale vocalists

Busi Mhlongo, born 1947 as Victoria Busisiwe Mhlongo, is originally from Inanda in Natal, South Africa. She is a virtuoso singer, dancer and composer whose music is often noted for defying categorization. Drawing on various South African styles such as mbaqanga, maskanda, marabi and traditional Zulu, fused with contemporary elements from jazz, funk, rock, gospel, rap, opera, reggae and West African music, she produces a fresh and exciting sound uniquely her own. <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
South Africa
Place of birth
Inanda
Place of death
Durban
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
Zulu
Field of work
music composing
Instrument
voice
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cause of death
cancer
manner of death
natural causes
date of birth
1947-10-28
date of death
2010-06-15
start of work period
1960-00-00
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