David masondo soul brothers biography of michael
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It is through songs such as “Yenina Mantombazane”, “Mama ka Sibongile” and “Mngani Wami” that I have my very fond memories of the Soul Brothers.
My father is a big fan of the mbaqanga genre, and he owns almost all of the albums the band has to offer. I fell in love with their music as a child, and sang along to their beautiful songs.
Being a youngster then, all I could think of when I heard their music, was the lead singer, the late David Masondo. In fact, I thought Soul Brothers was his name, and he was the only important person in the group.
Although I grew up to understand how it really worked, it didn’t completely leave my mind, I still secretly thought he was Soul Brothers. The Colgate and toothpaste struggle, black people will understand.
I have sentimental stories through their music, and I plan to narrate them to my grandchildren.
During school I was always in the class that made the most noise in the entire school, and I was always among the top five noise makers, I still think it was coincidental though.
The one day which I will never forget is when I was busy teaching my friends the song, “Mantombazane”, so we could sing it together, and I was caught red-handed by my arts and culture teacher, Mr Mathonsi.
I was so sure that he was going to beat me beca
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Soul Brothers frontman David Masondo dies
The group’s manager Welcome Bhodloza Nzimande confirmed the incident on Sunday, saying the band is still in shock. Nzimande told Daily Sun: “We are shocked and saddened by the news of David’s death. We didn’t expect it so soon… His death has left a void in the mbaqanga music scene. He was one of the pioneers of the genre. May his soul rest in peace.”
David Masondo was born in Hammarsdale in Durban in 1950. He started with the Groovy Boys before co-founding the Soul Brothers in the mid-70s, initially as the group’s drummer before becoming the group’s lead vocalist and the face of the band for the next four decades.
Masondo had apparently been rushed to hospital suffering from fatigue following a live performance on 20 June at Central Stadium in Uitenhage, Nelson Mandela Bay. At the time the band's management told Drum: "Age is not on his side, running around a lot during a performance is not good for him… After the performances he was weak and tired so we took him to hospital."
Tributes are pouring in for the singer, affectionately known as ‘Mdavu’. Masondo’s death was announced by his band on their Facebook group. “It is very sad to announce that the main man, the anchor man, the lead singer of our band, has passed on today at
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