Vusi Mahlasela
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Mhlel wroe recore h lbu he oure he lobe. I oul-rr le very uch prouc of he ew fre he’ e experece he’ h our. Ber he fluece of vrou uc voce fro hrouhou he worl, Gu Sr feure ue pperce fro fre prl ATO Recor lbel he Dve Mhew “Sower of Wor”, b leer All Broher ur Derek Truck “Tb Wk”, Aurl eroo r Xver Ru “Chber of Juce”, er-owrer Je “Everye” loe fre our e Lyh Blck Mbzo “Heve I My Her”. Mhlel lo rew o he le of uerou Souh Afrc ue, clu he leery “Blck Moe” Nwey of he Soul Broher, he chlre’ chor fro he Ae Ch School h hoe Towhp, Melo, he KCC Gopel, o y oher.
Mhlel, ccoplhe ur, percuo, copoer, rrer, b leer perforer, h bre eero hoe bro. H ou hybr of folk, worl, blue oul, oe h coec Souh Afrc’ Aprhe-crre p wh proe for beer fuure. Over he p hree yer of hevy, worl-we our pre h ee, Mhlel h ree rue o h roo.
The bulk of Gu Sr w recore o fr rurl Souh Afrc. Lke y Vu Mhlel lbu, here re o h coec h he people of Souh Afrc wh boh her p, pree, hope for beer fuure: “So for Th” ell he ory of ee freeo fher Th Moe, whle he ffec “Sower of Wor”—feur Dve Mhew— le for he le Blck Cocoue poe wrer Iopele Moe, who wroe he fluel poe “Afrc My Be, Afrc My E.”
“There’ pr o where I eee very ro voce o rve he ee cro, Dve w he perfec voce,” Mhlel y of he ler. “Dve poe, rch vocl o h o, k o ew level.”
&quo;<>Reowe for he er, oulful pr of h uc proe role he -prhe ovee, Vu Mhlel co ply kow &quo;The Voce&quo; h ve Souh Afrc. Th upple, peppery voce lp cro ocve wh rce h bele po power, corpor eere reh. Drw o rol Souh Afrc uff lke bq owhp jzz, Mhlel fue wh b of erol pop, opel, weer folk. H le, Gu Sr ATO, feure erol c of ue, clu ur Derek Truck, Dve Mhew, opel chor, fellow Souh Afrc Lyh Blck Mbzo Soul Broher' keybor &quo;Blck Moe&quo; Nwey. I clue ele, lov eley for Mhlel' le oher, rbue o flle core he rule for equl rh, celebrory ce uc, cery, ree-fuele cll for juce. Mhlel roll he p pree oeher o copell ee for he fuure crre o cu rhyh he voce of o.&quo; Rck Mo, Cy Pe A-L Pck 4/27/0
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South African Singer Vusi Mahlasela is known as "the Voice" and hails from the township of Mamelodi. He has been featured in the South African music documentary "Amandla!" and has lent his vocal skills to the soundtrack of the Academy...
