Vusi Mahlasela's new album, a live recording of his 20th-anniversary show in Johannesburg, is titled Sing to the People. South African singer-songwriter Vusi Mahlasela came of age during the 1970s, an ...
South-African singer-songwriter Vusi Mahlasela performs and talks about his political activism and the issues in his native homeland that influence his music. For the rest of this hour, we talk with ...
South African folk guitarist Vusi Mahlasela has been recording for 15 years, while serving as a prominent voice of the anti-apartheid movement. As a child in the '70s, Mahlasela began learning music ...
As a boy growing up outside Pretoria, South Africa, Vusi Mahlasela might have seemed an unlikely candidate to become one of that country’s best-known musicians. But maybe his ambition should have made ...
It’s been 20 years since the people of South Africa elected their first black president, Nelson Mandela, thus symbolically ending the era of legalized segregation and discrimination known as apartheid ...
Mamelodi-based troubadour Vusi Mahlasela is still basking in the glory of Carnegie Hall. He performed at the renowned New York venue recently as a featured artist during a rousing concert entitled ...
Editor’s Note: African Voices highlights Africa’s most engaging personalities, exploring the lives and passions of people who rarely open themselves up to the camera. He is lauded as one of Africa’s ...
The South African icon's latest release is a live concert recording of his most powerful songs, which capture the spirit of his country's rise... Two Decades On, Vusi Mahlasela Still Sings 'To The ...