Imithente
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Imithente | |
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| Origin | Johannesburg |
| Genres | Maskandi |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Labels | Gallo Record Company |
| Members | Dumisile Manana (Vocals) Nokwazi Ntuli (Vocals) |
| Past members | Buselaphi Gxowa (Vocals)1993 – 2012 Simosakhe Mthalane (guitarist) |
Imithente (named after a kind of grass that grows in rural KwaZulu Natal) is a Maskandi group from Johannesburg, South Africa.
The band was formed in 1993 by late guitarist, Simosakhe Mthalane, and three female singers: Buselaphi Gxowa, Dumisile Manana and Nokwazi Ntuli, all from KwaZulu-Natal. They have produced several albums attaining gold sales in their home country and won SAMA and SATMA awards.
The group performs as a 10-piece band with 6 singer/dancers and 4 musicians.
Discography[edit]
studio albums[edit]
- Isidikiselo (2001)
- Awusay' Ebhodweni (2002)
- Ngiyakushiya Mawulele (2003)
- Umnyango Ongenasikhiye (2004)
- Igaz' Elibabayo (2005)
- Ake Niyek' Ukukhuluma (2006)
- Bamb' Ezakho (2007)
- Simqonda Ngqo (2008)
- Vimb' Ezansi (2010)
- Mbibi (2011)
- Vuka Mathambo (2012)
- Ichakijani (2014)
- Mhlobo Wami (2014)
- Washonaphi (2015)
- S'yawuvala Umlomo (2016)
- Asekhon' Amalahle ? (2018)
- Uzoyikhona Kanjani (2018)
International performances[edit]
- 2002 La Rochelle, France and India
- 2008 Vienna
- 2009 Algiers for the Pan African Cultural Festival.
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