1. Vusi Sidney Mahlasela Ka Zwane was born on 1965 and is a Zulu South African singer-songwriter.
14 Facts About Vusi Mahlasela
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Vusi Mahlasela's music is generally described as "African folk" and he is often dubbed as "The Voice" of South Africa.
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Vusi Mahlasela's work was an inspiration to many in the anti-apartheid movement.
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Vusi Mahlasela's themes include the struggle for freedom, and forgiveness and reconciliation with enemies.
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Vusi Mahlasela can be heard performing on Warren Haynes' Live at Bonnaroo release during the song "Soulshine", and the Dave Matthews Band song, "Everyday", from the album of the same name as well as a live version of the song with him which appears on the album The Best of What's Around Vol.
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Vusi Mahlasela was one of the performers at the Live 8 concerts and at Live Earth.
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Vusi Mahlasela performed at Nelson Mandela's inauguration in 1994 and has subsequently performed at Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute in Hyde Park, London in 2008, and at Mandela Day at Radio City Music Hall in July 2009.
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In June 2007, Vusi Mahlasela spoke of apartheid and performed "Thula Mama" at the TED Conference in Arusha, Tanzania.
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Vusi Mahlasela performed at TED in Monterey, CA in March 2008.
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Vusi Mahlasela performed at the Skoll World Forum on 14 April 2010.
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On 7 July 2007 Vusi Mahlasela performed at the South African leg of Live Earth.
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Vusi Mahlasela's album Guiding Star, as Naledi Ya Tsela, won him the 2007 SAMA for Best Male Artist.
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Vusi Mahlasela has participated in videos for Playing for Change most notably "One Love" and "Stand By Me".
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Since the 2013 release of the live album "Sing To The People on ATO Records", Vusi Mahlasela has continued to release albums, most recently in 2020,2021 and 2023 on the ATO, Strut and Gallo labels.