Jeff Maluleke (born 1977) is a South African musician of the M'nwanati people.
Jeff was born to Dora and Johannes Maluleke in the town of
Bushbuckridge
Bushbuckridge (also known as Mapulaneng) is the main town in Bushbuckridge Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It grew around a trading store that opened in 1884, and is named after the large herds of bushbuck foun ...
,
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. ...
in 1977. In 2002, the Kora All-Africa Music Awards honoured him as the "Revelation of the Year".
He got signed a record deal with CCP Records in September 1995 and release his album ''Papa Jeff'', with sales over 30 000 units his album was certified gold.
In 2004, at the 10th ceremony of
South African Music Awards
The South African Music Awards (often simply the SAMAs) are the Recording Industry of South Africa's music industry awards, established in 1995. The ceremony is held annually, usually in late April or May, with the judging process starting in ...
he won best male composer for his single "Mambo".
Discography
Albums
* ''Juliana'' (EMI, 2000)
* ''Dzovo'' (EMI, 2001)
* ''Kilimanjaro'' (EMI, 2001)
* ''Mambo: The Collection'' (ccp Record Company, 2004)
* ''Mambo'' (EMI, 2006)
References
External links
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1977 births
Living people
People from Bushbuckridge
21st-century South African male singers
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