Muntu Nxumalo (born 1957) is a South African singer.

Imprisonment

Nxumalo was born and raised in

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, South Africa. In 1977 he joined

Umkhonto weSizwe uMkhonto weSizwe (; abbreviated MK; ) was the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress (ANC), founded by Nelson Mandela in the wake of the Sharpeville massacre. Its mission was to fight against the South African government to brin ...

(or "MK"), the military wing of the

African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) is a political party in South Africa. It originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid and has governed the country since 1994, when the 1994 South African general election, fir ...

. The following year he was arrested, charged with treason and attempted murder, and sentenced to 22 years at

Robben Island Prison Robben Island Prison is an inactive prison on Robben Island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometers (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa. Nobel Laureate and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was imprisoned ...

, where he was incarcerated from 30 November 1978 to 27 April 1991."Robben Island Singers Electronic Press Kit".
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References

Living people 1957 births {{SouthAfrica-singer-stub