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]
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 were Born in Bulawayo. She is a mother of two children Tendai and Angeline[5]
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.[6] The band toured Norway in 2006 and appeared at the Mela Festival.[7][8] 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.[9] Busi currently divides her time between Harare and Oslo, where she teaches and performs.
References
edit- ^ "Busi Ncube". Pindula. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ Konta music television: Musicians from Zimbabwe Archived October 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed Jan. 18, 2008.
- ^ a b MAKOPA, FREEMAN (6 February 2021). "Busi Ncube still in the groove". Newsday. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Music of Zimbabwe: Illanga Archived January 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed Jan. 18, 2009.
- ^ "Busi Ncube". Pindula. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Busi Ncube albums. Accessed Jan. 18, 2009.
- ^ "Busi and Dudu thrill Harare audiences". 23/11/06. The Zimbabwean.
- ^ The Collaboration’s Urombo - Zimbabwe Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Peak People: An inside look blog. Accessed Jan. 18, 2009.
- ^ "The Collaboration" Archived 2007-08-23 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed Jan. 18, 2009.
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