Busi Ncube

Sibusiswe "Busi" Ncube is a female mbira musician and singer from Zimbabwe, who sings in six African languages.[1]

She was a member of the Afro-Fusion group Illanga; the group released three albums during the 1980s, and played during the 1988 Human Rights Now! concert.[2]

Ncube later recorded eight albums with a backing band, "Rain", including Malaisha and Live in Prague. Her most famous song is True Love recorded during her time with the band Ilanga.[3] The band toured Norway in 2006 and appeared at the Mela Festival.[4][5] Ncube has also contributed to another Thulani project, all-star collaboration album "Hupenyu Kumusha/Life at Home," released in 2006, which featured several notable Zimbabwean musicians, including Chiwoniso Maraire, Roger Mbambo, Adam Chisvo and Mashasha.[6] Busi currently divides her time between Harare and Oslo, where she teaches and performs.

References
  1. Konta music television: Musicians from Zimbabwe Archived October 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed Jan. 18, 2008.
  2. Music of Zimbabwe: Illanga Archived January 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed Jan. 18, 2009.
  3. Busi Ncube albums. Accessed Jan. 18, 2009.
  4. "Busi and Dudu thrill Harare audiences". 23/11/06. The Zimbabwean.
  5. The Collaboration’s Urombo - Zimbabwe Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Peak People: An inside look blog. Accessed Jan. 18, 2009.
  6. "The Collaboration" Archived 2007-08-23 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed Jan. 18, 2009.


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