Thokozile
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| Thokozile | ||||
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| Studio album by Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Mbaqanga | |||
| Length | 35:00 approx. | |||
| Label | Gallo EarthWorks/Virgin/Atlantic (US) | |||
| Producer | West Nkosi | |||
| Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens chronology | ||||
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Thokozile is an album by the South African mbaqanga group Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens, released in 1987.[1] The album was a reunion of Mahlathini with the backing Makgona Tsohle Band and three of the original Queens, Hilda Tloubatla, Nobesuthu Mbadu and Mildred Mangxola. The album (Gallo GRC BL 590 or EarthWorks/Virgin/Atlantic 90920) featured re-recordings of older songs such as "Umculo Kawupheli" (heard here as "Sibuyile") and "Sithunyiwe" ("Thokozile"). The album propelled the group into immediate international stardom when it was issued internationally on the EarthWorks label.
