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	SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC
		Bongo Maffin came together in 1996, starting as a project of seminal South African kwaito deejay and producer Oscar.
		Bongo Maffin closed 2003 with a rave performance at the 46664: Give One Minute of Your Life to AIDS Concert at Cape Town's Green Point Stadium, together with a host of South African and international stars such as Anastacia, Beyonce, Queen, Johnny Clegg, and Angelique Kidjo.
		Bongo Maffin's singular mix of groove and spirituality, cutting edge and tradition has already made them one of the biggest sounds on South African dance floors.
	www.music.org.za /artist.asp?id=62 (813 words)

	Bongo Maffin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bongo Maffin is a South African kwaito music group.
		Bongo Maffin formed in 1996, starting as a project of South African deejay Oscar.
		Bongo Maffin's singular mix of groove and spirituality, cutting edge and tradition has already made them one of the biggest sounds on South African dance floors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bongo_Maffin (552 words)

	Hollywood Bowl - Artist Details
		Bongo Maffin's The Concerto is their first release under the Sony Columbia label.
		Thandi (Red) joined Bongo Maffin in 1997, after working extensively with the band, has a degree in international relations and English, and moved into the musical arena as a backing singer and session musician.
		Bongo Maffin strives to reach a South African and international audience, and pursued an intensive domestic touring schedule during 2000.
	www.hollywoodbowl.com /about/performer_detail.cfm?id=1211&back=/tix/performance_detail.cfm?id=920;; (448 words)

	Hollywood Bowl - Artist Details
		Bongo Maffin's The Concerto is their first release under the Sony Columbia label.
		Thandi (Red) joined Bongo Maffin in 1997, after working extensively with the band, has a degree in international relations and English, and moved into the musical arena as a backing singer and session musician.
		Bongo Maffin strives to reach a South African and international audience, and pursued an intensive domestic touring schedule during 2000.
	hollywoodbowl.org /about/performer_detail.cfm?id=1211&back=/tix/... (448 words)

	BONGO MAFFIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Bongo Maffin was formed in 1996 as a conceptual band project under the guidance of renowned South African DJ Oscar.
		Bongo Maffin has released several chart toppers to wide acclaim and have enjoyed hot record sales.
		Bongo Maffin has been approached by international talents to remix various works.
	www.aboutentertainment.co.za /database/bongo_m.htm (252 words)

	Mail&Guardian: Brand new classics
		Bongo Maffin's new album brings together the old and the new in South African music - and could well be the next big thing.
		Stoan sees Bongo Maffin's generation as one that "cannot deny we've been influenced by America and Europe, but at the same time we have our own culture and we're hooked to the Internet too".
		With Boom Shaka having left Kalawa, it's evident the label is going to push Bongo Maffin as their new golden group.
	www.chico.mweb.co.za /mg/art/reviews/97oct/30oc-bongo.html (1242 words)

	jhblive / interviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Just ask Bongo Maffin, who, after nearly 10 years together as a band, still find themselves deflecting talk of a split, a split that has been bandied about since they first formed in 1996.
		Regarded as one of the great contemporary local acts, Bongo Maffin have long since shrugged off the limiting mantle of "kwaito supergroup" to become as band whose unique musical vision sets them apart from most others.
		Bongo Maffin is just one aspect of us as musicians, what we do solo is another and it's a side of each of us that we have to nurture.
	www.jhblive.com /live/publications_view.jsp?pub_id=42044 (1072 words)

	Rock Paper Scissors - Thandiswa, Zabalaza (Escondida Records) - Bio
		Ever since she burst into the public’s consciousness as the lead vocalist and songwriter of award-winning group Bongo Maffin, Thandiswa has been an indelible part of the South African cultural landscape.
		She did, however, catch the eye of musician and producer Don Laka, who arranged to include her in a project he was working on — Bongo Maffin’s sophomore album.
		Their contribution to the South African musical cannon earned Bongo maffin numerous awards, the Kora All Africa Music Awards, and the Metro FM Music Awards.
	www.rockpaperscissors.biz /index.cfm/fuseaction/current.bio/project_id/250.cfm (876 words)

	MUSICAS.de \| Welcome
		BONGO MAFFIN: Bongo Maffin's energetic, modern music has it's roots in kwaito - a musical style that combines elements of hip hop, reggae, jungle, R n B and European house with African rythms and instrumentation.
		Born in the townships towards the end of the Apartheid era, it is today's most popular musical style in South Africa.
		Bongo Maffin have won the Kora All African Award for the best Kwaito band, the titel of best African band was awarded to them even twice.
	www.musicas.de /artist.php?lg=gb&artist=bon_bongo_maffin (187 words)

	World Beat - Bongo Maffin
		In South Africa Bongo Maffin have been tapped for shows by international stars such as Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan and Boyz II Men and performed at Nelson Mandela’s birthday celebration.
		Bongo Maffin are “superb songwriters and performers,” capable of crafting stylistically divergent tunes.
		Bongo Maffin’s expansive and spiritual take on kwaito has been compared to the Fugees’ broadening of American hip-hop.
	www.fastlaneintl.com /bmaffin.htm (431 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Bongo’s trying to be a musical representation of the African Renaissance.” Stoan adds “Bongolution is also about pollution and confusion is: that what we have to say isn’t necessarily what people want to hear, but it’s the truth.
		Bongo Maffin hadn’t released since 1999 when they came out with IV.
		It’s all over the radio and is classic Bongo Maffin stuff - It’s on the same kind of kwaito meets live instruments, old meets new, message meets dancefloor song in the vain of ‘Thathis Ghubu’ and ‘Iphindlela’.
	www.rage.co.za /issue28/bongo1.htm (552 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		At this performance in Johannesburg, the group lived up to their description by thrilling the audience with tones from its latest album, "Bongo Mission." This was the official launch of the album in South Africa and the three-member group have much to celebrate.
		XHOSA RED FUSE, BONGO MAFFIN MEMBER: All exciting, was just to be there and being able to scream out, (UNINTELLIGIBLE), what's your name, (UNINTELLIGIBLE) in the middle of Central Park and for people to be so excited and to lift their hands as if they understood.
		TILSLEY: Bongo Maffin takes pride in their roots, showcasing a blend of Southern African cultures in its music and performance.
	www-cgi.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0201/12/i_if.00.html (3085 words)

	a f r i b e a t
		This was before the days of Thandiswa and if you listen to it you notice the considerable impact these two members had on the musical direction of the group.
		It only has eight tracks but considering that five out of those eight would fall into the phenomenal category and only one is a little bit pap it is also essential to have.
		He always seemed a bit of an anachronism in the Bongo Maffin vibe even though I felt that the diversity of approach he brought to the group was one of the things that made it interesting.
	home.worldonline.co.za /~afribeat/beatroutes_bongomaffin.html (2396 words)

	Africa - Bongo Maffin
		Bongo Maffin formed in 1996, starting as a project of South African deejay Oscar.
		When the Central Park Summerstage Festival series wanted to premiere kwaito music in New York City, the producers chose Bongo Maffin.On the home front, they won the South African Music Award for "Best Kwaito Artist" in 1999 and recently were the recipients of the 2001 KORA All African Music Awards for Best African Artist.
		"Bongo's trying to be a musical representation of the ideas of the African Renaissance." And that movement has truly caught fire: Bongolution is already platinum in South Africa, a mere six month's after its release.
	www.lightyear.com /music/world/africa/bongomaffin (508 words)

	Kora - All Africa Music Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Started in 1996 as a conceptual band project under the guidance of renowned SA’s Muso and DJ Oscar, Bongo Maffin delivers a strong South African sound.
		They have since released various others and Bongo Maffin IV has just been released where the sales have continued to dominate the SA billboards, the most popular tracks being "Man’ye Phepha" and "Diphendule".
		Bongo Maffin continue to pay hommage to the various musicians who have influenced their unique sound.
	www.koraawards.co.za /web/winners.asp?l=en&y=2000&a=67 (186 words)

	YFM - BONGO MAFFIN — NEW CONSTRUCTION: BIOG
		Bongo Maffin has been called many things, many-a-times, in many countries, and yet what they are, or do, as a band is simply this: use their voices, bodies and souls as channels to a very urgent, highly rhythmic, African spirits in the form of music.
		Also it is not an album intentionally created to take satisfy the fans - “where’s Bongo Maffin at?”- questions but a heartfelt re-gathering and sharing of creative energies for the Bongo family, who this years marks ten years as a band.
		For indeed, if you or parts if the world is overwrought, Bongo Maffin, with this album offers to relieve and share with you your pain.
	www.yfm.co.za /pebble.asp?relid=4327 (1054 words)

	Times of Zambia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Bongo Maffin, who join an already long list of South African musicians to perform in Zambia such as Mandoza, Ishmael and Mafikizolo, said at a Press briefing in Lusaka that they were looking forward to the show.
		“Everything that Bongo Maffin does is a representation of the ideas of the African Renaissance and our culture, so those that appreciate these ideals will enjoy a good show,” Thandiswa Mazwai, who has been compared with Lauryn Hill of the Fugees said.
		With that background, Bongo maffin’s singular mix of groove and spirituality, cutting edge and tradition will most certainly impact vibrantly on the Zambezi Sun audience.
	www.times.co.zm /news/viewnews.cgi?category=19&id=1088770895 (419 words)

	village voice > music > Bongo Maffin at Summerstage; pretty and pitiful Conor Oberst; El Gran Silencio at the Bowery ...
		Bongo Maffin at Summerstage; pretty and pitiful Conor Oberst; El Gran Silencio at the Bowery Ballroom; Mouse on Mars act polite; the Drive By party celebrates its birthday.
		So the stage appeared to be set for Maffin, an eight-piece group from South Africa who play kwaito—a hybrid of umbaqanga (township jive), hip-hop, dancehall, and house.
		On record, Bongo Maffin generate a bottom-heavy 4/4 thump that suggests a crossover with house's hypnotic pulse.
	www.villagevoice.com /music/0129,sotc,26464,22.html (1836 words)

	ArtMatters.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		When Thandiswa Mazwai, former lead vocalist with Bongo Maffin released her debut album in March 2004, little did she know that that recording, Zabalaza, would readily connect with music lovers and win her many music award nominations.
		Bongo Maffin is going into the studio at the end of January 2005.
		Many people said this of Bongo Maffin when we got onto the music scene because our subject matter was more about pride in our African identity and we were interested in recapturing African cultures and languages.
	www.artmatters.info /thandiswa.htm (1760 words)

	Shop Amazon.com with my Christian Web : Music : Bongolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		While a lot of what Speedy did on previous releases from Bongo Maffin can only be called annoying, he took something of Bongo Maffin with him when he left.
		I was so lucky to see Bongo Maffin in concert, which made me realise that they are real musicians and artists both on-stage and in studio.
		Bongo Maffin have been popular in Africa for years.
	www.mychristianweb.com /B00005Y1MX/Bongolution.htm (400 words)

	Speedy goes solo
		When the news that Speedy was leaving Bongo Maffin came, there were mixed feelings about it.
		His last performance was going to be at The Rock ‘n Roll palace at the Bongo Maffin vs Boom Shaka event, but Speedy was not there with Red, Stone of Apple.
		What was nice though, was the fact that they dedicated Diphendule to him, but perhaps a hidden message was that they had remixed the track in such a way, that one did not actually miss Speedy’s part in any of the tracks they performed.
	www.williambowles.info /musicsa/essays/speedy.html (541 words)

	Peak Performances:Entertainment Consultants Co-ordinators, South Africa/International
		His most recent contribution is Ndlala (2003) – an album that is full-bodied and invitingly warm, enriched by melodies that are authentic and world class and are complemented by Umanji’s distinctive acoustic guitar playing and wonderful voice.
		Having gained her musical experience with internationally acclaimed Afro-fusion outfit Bongo Maffin, and recording with artists such as Busi Mhlongo, Hugh Masekela, Madosini in the last 10 years, she was also a featured artist at the 46664 Concert and sang with Queen.
		Her debut album ‘Zabalaza’; describes what the last 10 years of Freedom in South Africa has made possible, and brings together the uniqueness of this society that is able to be progressive and yet still retain the beauty of the traditional sounds.
	www.peakperformances.co.za /mus_african.html (3247 words)

	Bongo Maffin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Maffin, one of the most popular groups in South Africa today, leading "kwaito"
		Comprising of three talented core members, it is interesting to note that none of the artists stem from a musical background, yet are driven by a common passion for music.
		The band's music format falls under the kwaito umbrella, but has managed to distinctly form a sub culture of its own.
	www.afrodicia.com /bmaffin_top.html (248 words)

	Bongo Maffin Kwaito Band (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The sound of the first generation of South Africans unshackled from the spectre of apartheid.
		The trio's music is firmly rooted in the rhythms of house music, but they incorporate ragga, reggae, dancehall, rap and contemporary RandB.
		Bongo Maffin were also the recipients of the KORA All African Music Award for “Best Arrangement (2000) and “Best African Group” (2001)
	www.jamally.co.za /bongomaffin.htm (182 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Sure he’s been dissed as a Sisqo wannabee and many people thought he was making a mistake by leaving Bongo Maffin, but none of that deterred Speedy from forging ahead with his solo career plans.
		But even before he left you could tell that he had different ideas of where he wanted to be: as much as he definitely contributed to the group he founded, when he left the group he didn’t seem to be quite fitting with what Bongo Maffin was about now.
		No, that’s talent man. Bongo Maffin is very talented and you cannot mess with that, that is serious talent.
	www.rage.co.za /issue29/speedysamampela.htm (687 words)

	www.yeahbo.net : bongo maffin review
		The signs have always been there and everything was confirmed when Gallo Records held an exclusive listening session that saw us, as journalists/writers, bopping to the sounds of one of the most prominent groups in the pioneering of our youth music.
		The Shona-inspired-and-sung Kura Uone gave a clear indication that it was going to be the next biggest Bongo Maffin hit song.
		Kalawa Jazmee have shown that belting out quality sounds is still their forte, especially when those are complemented by the trio Bongo Maffin.
	www.yeahbo.net /bongomaffinreview.html (713 words)

	New Orleans Jazz&Heritage Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Representing the first generation of South Africans unshackled from the specter of apartheid, Bongo Maffin is one of South Africa's most popular groups, leading "kwaito" music into the future and across the planet.
		Bongolution, the group's fourth album and first international release, finds them continuing to expand the boundaries of kwaito.
		Bongo Maffin won the South African Music Award for "Best Kwaito Artist" in 1999 and recently were the recipients of the 2001 Kora All-African Music Award for "Best African Group."
	www.nojazzfest.com /southafrica/maffin.html (362 words)

	Abidjan.net Qui est Qui? - Profil de Bongo Maffin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Depuis leurs débuts en 1996, sous la houlette du sud-africain Muso et du DJ Oscar, les Bongo Maffin délivrent un son purement sud-africain.
		Ils ont sorti d`autres albums depuis, et Bongo Maffin IV vient juste d`être produit, alors que leurs autres albums, continuaient de dominer le marché des ventes sud-africain.
		Les Bongo Maffin continuent de rendre hommage aux différents artistes qui ont contribué à la spécificité de leur son
	www.abidjan.net /qui/profil.asp?id=622 (102 words)

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