It's a hot, sweaty Tuesday morning in Durban. The heat is made all the more claustrophobic by my anxiety at meeting Busi Mhlongo, a performer who for so many years has epitomised a strong woman. Her ...
Busi Mhlongo wears pain and joy in the folds around her eyes. Time’s natural lines tell as much about her otherworldly live performances and gender-defying role in the traditionally patriarchal ...
On the day its national football team plays its second match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup being held here, South Africans awoke to news of the death of musician Busi Mhlongo. By Diane Coetzer On the day ...
The cream of South Africa's artists came together yesterday to pay tribute to maskandi queen Busi Mhlongo, 62, who died last week after a long battle with breast cancer. The service was hosted by ...
Busi Mhlongo, who has died at the age of 62, was working on new material shortly before breast cancer stripped her of her life. Mhlongo, who died yesterday, was working on two traditional Zulu songs ...
A spirited and versatile performer who could switch from a whimper to a roar in a single note, the South African singer Busi Mhlongo achieved worldwide fame in the latter part of her career. She spent ...
Artists celebrated the life of Busi Mhlongo at Bassline in Newtown, Johannesburg. South African musicians and performers gathered for the memorial service of Mhlongo who passed away on June 15, after ...
The Zulu rock legend Busi Mhlongo’s latest album earned her three SA Music Awards nominations. Exclusively invited to the studio during its making Bongani Madondo bore witness to the alchemist at work ...
Johannesburg – Tributes flowed in on Wednesday for singer Busi Mhlongo who died as a result of breast cancer on Tuesday evening. KwaZulu-Natal arts and culture MEC Weziwe Thusi said they had visited ...
THE financial woes and the agony of cancer-stricken Busi Mhlongo might worsen after her benefit concert scheduled for yesterday was called off due to bickering among artists. The concert, which was ...
Busisiwe Mhlongo started singing with groups led by her older brother at an early age. Their love of music later encouraged them to enter a Gallo Records talent competition in Jo’burg, which they won.