Thokozani Langa (born 9 February 1972) is a ''
Maskandi
Maskandi is a form of Zulu folk music, originally associated with migrant workers, that is evolving with South African society. Often characterised by a picking guitar style which draws on a variety of historical influences it also has an impor ...
'' musician from
Mahlabathini
Mahlabathini is a town in Ugu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Notable people
*Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, politician and Zulu tribal leader who founded the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in 1975 and was Chief ...
,
Kwa-Zulu Natal
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,
South Africa
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.
Langa signed with Bula Music in 2004 to release his third studio album ''
I-Protection Order'' (2011). After receiving exposure on national radio and the traditional South African music program
Ezodumo, he was nominated for
SAMA for both his albums ''Ipeni Nephepha'' (2005) and ''Lishonil' Ilanga'' (2006), in the category of Best Maskandi Album and Best Mbaqanga Album respectively, alongside
The Soul Brothers and
Bhekumuzi Luthuli.
Langa was engaged for some time in a musical rivalry with fellow
Maskandi
Maskandi is a form of Zulu folk music, originally associated with migrant workers, that is evolving with South African society. Often characterised by a picking guitar style which draws on a variety of historical influences it also has an impor ...
singer
Bhekumuzi Luthuli. The dispute is the subject of Langa's album entitled ''Phuma Kimi'', released in 2007, which won the SATMA award for Best Male Artist in September that year.
In 2020, he won Best Maskandi Album award at the
SAMA.
Early life
Career
discography
Studio albums
* ''
Ipeni ne phepha'' (2005)
* ''
Phuma kimi'' (2007)
* ''
I-Protection Order'' (2011)
* ''
Nganginemali'' (2012)
* ''
Inyakanyaka'' (2013)
* ''
Sathanda Ifamily'' (2014)
* ''
Inganekwane'' (2014)
* ''
Khozeka Mchana'' (2015)
* ''
Amabrazo'' (2016)
* ''
Isiqalekiso'' (2017)
* ''
Upopayi'' (2019)
* ''Iqatha Eliziqobayo'' (2020)
* ''
Idayimani'' (2021)
Awards and nominations
External links
Biography and Catalogue at Bula Music
References
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1972 births
Maskanda musicians
Living people