Bongo Maffin is a South African
kwaito
Kwaito is a music genre that emerged in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, between the late 1980s and 1990s. It is a sound that features the use of African sounds and samples. Kwaito songs occur at a slower tempo range than other styles of h ...
music group, formed by Zimbabwe-born DJ Jah Seed in Johannesburg in 1996. They released their first
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
, ''Leaders of D’Gong'' (1997), followed by ''The Concerto'' (1998), ''Bongolution'' (2001), and ''New Construction'' (2005). The four-member group consisted of Stoan Seate, Jah Seed, Speedy, and lead vocalist
Thandiswa Mazwai, who released her debut solo album, ''
Zabalaza'', in 2006, after the group split up. The group reunited in 2019 and released a new album, ''From Bongo With Love''.
Discography
* ''From Bongo With Love'' (2019): Universal Music Group
* ''New Construction'' (2005): Gallo Records – Gold Sales
* ''Bongolution'' (2001): Sony BMG – Double Platinum Sales
* ''IV'' (1999): Universal Music Group
* ''The Concerto'' (1998): Sony BMG – Multi-Platinum Sales
* ''Final Entry'' (1997): EMI
* ''Leaders of D’Gong'' (1996): EMI
Album awards
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, ''The Concerto''
, South African Music Awards: Best African Pop Album
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, ''Bongolution''
, Kora Africa Music Awards: Best African Group
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,
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, ''Bongolution''
, Metro FM Awards: Best African Pop
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, ''Bongolution''
, Metro FM Awards: Best Duo/Group
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! scope="row" , 2002
, ''Bongolution''
, South African Music Award: Best Duo/Group
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, ''New Construction''
, South African Music Award: Best Duo/Group
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,
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, ''New Construction''
, Kora Africa Music Awards: Best African Group
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, ''New Construction''
, BBC World Music Awards: Best African Album
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See also
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Music of South Africa
The music of South Africa exhibits a culturally varied musical heritage in conjunction with the multi-ethnic populace. Genres with the greatest international recognition being mbube, isicathamiya, mbaqanga, afrofusion, kwaito, South Afr ...
References
External links
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Bongo Maffinat Lightyear Entertainment
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Kwaito musicians
Musical groups established in 1996
South African musical groups