Reunited is the eighth studio album by South African duo Mafikizolo.It was released physically on 10 April 2013 and digitally on 11 April 2013 via iTunes. ' Khona', the album's lead single, debuted on January 10, 2013, and was met with critical acclaim. Track listing.
Contents.Career 1997-2002: Mafikizolo, Music Revolution and Sibongile They came into the scene in 1997 as a kwaito group with their late member Tebogo Madingoane, who died on the 14th of February in 2004, when they released their self titled album.
Mafikizolo Biography
Mafikizolo is a South African Afro Pop group founded in Kagiso in the West Rand, Johannesburg in the Gauteng province of South Africa in 1996. It consists of two members Theo Kgosinkwe and Nhlanhla Nciza. The band originally consisted of three members until Tebogo Benedict Madingoane was shot and killed in 2004.
Career
The group was founded by Theo Kgosinkwe and Nhlanhla Nciza while the late Tebogo “Tebza” Madingoane was drafted by music maestro, Oskido, to join the group and bring it inline with the trend of the time.
Theo Kgosinkwe and Nhlanhla Nciza. knew each other prior to the days of Mafikizolo when they frequented a local talent show.The group was first a girl band but none of them lasted and Nciza convinced Theo to be part of the group.
They sent their demo to Oskido of the the pioneering Kalawa Records (today’s Kalawa Jazmee Records). In 1996 they were signed by Kalawa Records.
In 1997 they released their album self-titled “Mafikizolo”, in 1999 they released their second offering titled “Music Revolution” and in 2000 they released their third studio album titled “Gate Crashers”.
In 2002 after they released Sibongile album they shot to fame; the eleven track album boasted some of the most successful songs that went on to immortalize the group in the South African and African music scene.
Mafikizolo albums
- 2013: Reunited
- 2009: The Journey The Hits
- 2006: Six Mabone
- 2005: Van Toeka Af
- 2003: Kwela
- 2002: Sibongile
- 2000: Gate Crashers
- 1999: Music Revolution
- 1997: Mafikizolo
Mafikizolo songs
- Marabi
- Ndihamba Nawe
- Loot (African Mix)
- Loot
- Khona (feat. Uhuru)
- Munt’omnyama
- Emlanjeni
- kwela Kwela
- Sibongile
- Khona
- Udakwa Njalo
- Bangradesh
- Morena
- Happiness
- Nnete Ke Nnete
- Kuzophela Nini (Abuse)
- Goliwood
- Ngivelakude
- Mafikizolo
- Zikomo
- Gugo’ Thandayo
- Msheli
- Nisixoshelani
- Kucheza
- Soka Lami
- Ndizolila
- Ndixolele
- Ndenzeni
- Majika
- Meet Me At the River
- Mnt’Omnyama
- Mafikizolo (Sgruva Njalo)
- Shorty George
- Gugothandayo
- ingoma kabani?
- Mas’thokoze
- Vimba Kanjani
- The Journey
- Uyakwazi Ukwena (Iparty Ka Bani)
- Munt’ Omnyama
- Nakupenda
- Makhwapheni
- Dlala Uzobona (Bhudiza)
- Reunited
- Udakwa Njalo (Urban Mix)
- Dlala Uzobona
- Saka Harabe Bone
- Khani Mjongeni
- Mandulo
- Ndikwazile
- Love Portion
Awards
- 2004: South African Music Award for Best Duo/Group of the Year
- 2007: South African Music Award for Best Duo/Group of the Year
- 2014: Album of the Year, Reunited.
- 2014: Duo or Group of the Year
- 2014: Best Pop Album, Reunited.
- 2014: Best Collaboration, Mafikizolo Ft May D (Happiness)
- 2014: Best Selling Full-Track Download, South African Music Award, Khona.
- 2014: Best Selling Ring-Back-Tone, South African Music Award, Khona.
- 2014: Album of the Year during the South African Music Award, Reunited.
- 2014: Song of the Year during the MTV Africa Award, Khona.
- 2014: MTN Best Selling Mobile Music Download, Khona.
- 2014: MTV Africa Music Award for Best Group
- 2014: South African Music Award for Best Selling Total Download, Khona.