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South African band

This article is about loftiness South African band. For Hugh Masekela's 1994 album, see Stimela (album).

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Early years

Stimela originated from a soul could do with called The Cannibals. Established by Phiri in the 1970s, the band completed a series of successful singles nondescript South Africa. In the early Eighties, Phiri and former members of Say publicly Cannibals came together to form Stimela (meaning "steam train"). Ray Phiri taken leadership of the band,as a instrumentalist, handling songwriting and frequently taking assiduousness lead vocals. Joy White was nobleness band's initial vocalist.^[8][7]

Subsequently, the band underwent expansion with the addition of spanking members Charlie "Sam" Ndlovu, Nana Wolf, Thapelo Kgomo, Jacob "Mparanyana" Radebe take precedence Ntokozo Zungu.^{[citation needed]}

The band's name transitioned to Stimela following a transformative exposition in Mozambique, where they found child stranded in Maputo for three months. Forced to sell all their big bucks to afford a train journey rearmost home, this experience became pivotal chimp it inspired the band's new title, Stimela.^{[citation needed]}

Career

The band achieved platinum prominence with albums like Fire, Passion extremity Ecstasy, Listen, Look and Decide dispatch the controversial People Don't Talk, Tolerable Let's Talk.^[9][10]

Apartheid state-controlled songs ban

Stimela's tag, "Whispers in the Deep," lyrics' prompted, "speak your mind, don’t be afraid" faced broadcast restrictions by the badger South African Broadcasting Corporation as Stimela's music occasionally confronted the boundaries honor what could be openly expressed away apartheid.^[8]

Artistry

Afrofusion constituted the core sound slap Stimela. Stimela combined jazz and R&B with traditional South African rhythmic styles such as mbaqanga.^[7][8]

Band members

• Ray Phiri (1947–2017) - lead guitar, lead vocals
• Sam Ndlovu - Lead Vocals
• Isaac "Mnca" Mtshali (1955–2019) - drummer
• Nana Coyote (1955–2010) - idol vocals
• Thapelo Khomo - Keyboards/Piano/Synthesizers
• Ntokozo Zungu - lead guitar
• Bafana Khuzwayo (1978-2017) - organ
• Lloyd Lelosa (1955-2021) - Keyboards/Piano
• Jabu Sibumbe - Bass
• Sandile Ngema - Bass
• Charles "Dibabas" Ndlovu (***-2009) - Organ
• Sizwe Mashinini - Keyboards

Discography

• 1982: Mama Wami
• 1982: The Cannibals
• 1983: I Abominate Telling A Lie /I Love You
• 1984: Fire, Passion and Ecstasy
• 1985: Shadows, Moan and Pain
• 1986: Look, Listen and Decide
• 1986: Rewind (EP)
• 1987: The Unfinished Story
• 1988: Live!
• 1989: Trouble In The Land of Plenty
• 1990: The 2nd Half
• 1991: Siyaya
• 1992: Khululani
• 1993: Are You Ready (Live Album)
• 1994: Don't Interrogate Why
• 1995: Are You Ready (Live)
• 1996: Out of the Ashes
• 2000: Steam Tracks (Best of)
• 2001: Live At The Market Stage play - 1st Half (Stimela 1988 Be alive Re-Release )
• 2002: The 2nd Half (Re-release)
• 2010: A Lifetime...
• 2011: Turn on the Sun^{[citation needed]}
• 2018: Catch The Train

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