South African singer and guitarist Vusi Mahlasela grew up in a small township during apartheid. He talks about that, his turbulent teen years, and his time as a member of the outlawed African National ...

I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR news. We are continuing with our look at the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, the South African leader died yesterday at 95 years old. Coming up, ...

In the 1980s, Vusi Mahlasela was a voice of the revolution in South Africa. His music gave expression to the political ideals of the anti-apartheid movement. In the 1990s, he became a musical megastar ...

Vusi grew up in the Mamelodi township, just outside of Pretoria, South Africa, where he still resides. As Vusi tells it, he grew up a happy kid and was blind to the injustices in his country. His ...

THERE was a particularly touching moment during South African singer-songwriter Vusi Mahlasela’s performance at the El Rey Theatre a few months ago in the Acoustic Africa tour. Introducing a song ...

Vusi Mahlasela made his first musical instrument himself, a guitar out of a cooking-oil can and fishing wire. “It was more of a toy,” said Mahlasela, speaking by phone from his home in South Africa.

With his iconic voice and lyrics of hope in an apartheid-marred South Africa, Vusi Mahlasela collaborated with the likes of Gov’t Mule, Dave Mathews Band and Paul Simon and brought his message to the ...

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Since I really can't put it better than someone who won the Nobel Prize for literature, let me just quote Nadine Gordimer talking about her fellow South African: "Vusi Mahlasela sings as a bird does: ...

Vusi Mahlasela has a mug full of coffee, and he was ready to talk. “All right, let’s go,” Mahlasela said smiling in the green room at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center while gripping a cup. Mahlasela, ...

To fans of African music: Vusi Mahlasela is coming to the Wheeler Opera House on Feb. 20. He played a couple of years ago at Belly Up to an almost sold-out performance. It included a movie of the ...

South African musician Vusi Mahlasela's work was born out of the struggle against apartheid. His song "When You Come Back" was performed at Mandela's 1994 inauguration and was written to the political ...