You cannot be a lover of South Africanmusicand not know the Bongo Maffin music group.
They gained prominence in the late ’90s and released their first studio album,The Concerto, in 2000.
The band reached out to an international audience in 2000 with a worldwide Groove tour of France.
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This was after they built a solid fan base inSouth Africa.
They performed in Denmark and England the year after.
Then, they released theBongolutionalbum in 2002 and theNew Constructionalbum in 2006.
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Speedy, who left before the release of their album in 2006, joined also.
Then, Bongo MaffinHarare, their first single, was released.
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They delivered a rich Afro-beat pop, while not deviating from what they have been known for.
After the release of the song, they intimated their fans that more were still coming.
A year after, theyreleased an albumtitledFrom Bongo With Love.
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However, the four-member-band decided to spice things up and did the unconventional.
aKING band members, discography, albums, history, awards
Who are the Bongo Maffin members?
The Bongo Maffin band is made up offour members.
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They are Jah Seed, Stoan Seate, Thandiswa Mazwai, and Speedy.
Mazwai is the lead singer and the only female amidst them.
One peculiar thing about them is that they are all songwriters.
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Apart from being a part of Bongo Maffin, Mazwai runs a show titledLetter To Azania.
Each verse of the song is sung by adifferent memberof the band in a different language.
The first verse was sung in theXhosalanguage by Thandiswa Mazwai.
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The chorus is also sung in Shona.
It is available on Amazon music.
The Maffin group hasseveral awardsto their credit.
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In 2002, they walked away with three awards.
Where are they today?
The band reunited to release another album to the entertainment of their fans.
Before then, the members went their separate ways, pursuing their personal careers before they got back.
According to them, they started talking about a reunion since 2012, but it was not that serious.
Bango Maffin has successfully written their name on the sand of time in South Africa and beyond.
Their legacy can hardly be erased.
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