Busi Ncube
Zimbabwean musician
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Sibusiswe "Busi" Ncube (born 15 June 1963)[1] is a female mbira musician and singer from Zimbabwe, who sings in six African languages.[2] She play the guitar, mbira and percussions.[3]
Busi Ncube | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 15, 1963 |
| Citizenship | Zimbabwe |
| Occupation | Singer |
She was a member of the Afro-Fusion group Ilanga; the group released three albums during the 1980s, and played during the 1988 Human Rights Now! concert.[4] She have been in the music industry for the past 34 years as a recording and performing artiste. Other than music, she is a teacher by profession and she now teaches in Norway.[3]
Busi and her twin,Sipathisiwe were Born in Bulawayo.[5] She is a mother of two children Tendai and Angeline[6]
Ncube later recorded eight albums with a backing band, "Rain", including Malaisha and Live in Prague. Her most famous song is True Love recorded during her time with the band Ilanga.[7] The band toured Norway in 2006 and appeared at the Mela Festival.[8][9] Ncube has also contributed to another Thulani project, all-star collaboration album "Hupenyu Kumusha/Life at Home," released in 2006, which featured several notable Zimbabwean musicians, including Chiwoniso Maraire, Roger Mbambo, Adam Chisvo and Mashasha.[10] Busi currently divides her time between Harare and Oslo, where she teaches and performs.
