The Soul Brothers
The Soul Brothers is a South African Mbaqanga music group from KwaZulu-Natal formed in 1975 by Moses Ngwenya and David Masondo. They released more than 45 albums, including two solo albums by lead vocalist David Masondo in collaboration with Deborah Fraser, most of which were certified as gold status by the Recording Industry of South Africa. In total, the band has sold more than five million copies of their albums.
In 2001, the band won a South Africa Music Award for the song "Intombi Yami". In 2011, the band won the South Africa Music Award for best Mbaqanga album. In early 1976, the band released a single, "Mshoza Wami", that sold more than 60,000 units within three months, a rare achievement in the Mbhaqanga music genre. The band has played in many countries.
Masondo released two solo albums before his death in 2015. One included a collaboration with Deborah Fraser, on the song "Umzal’wam".
In 2018, at the age of 69, Skhumbuzo Mabaso died after a short illness.
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