Mango Groove
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While in her last year at school, Claire Johnston joined Mango Groove (founded in 1984 by John Leyden, who teamed up with Andy Craggs and ‘Big Voice Jack’ Lerole’). She quickly established herself as the face and voice of Mango Groove.
For the next two decades, they had an enormous impact on the South African music scene. At the time, popular multiracial music groups were not common in South Africa and Mango Groove was seen as a symbol of unity in a country struggling to shake itself free of apartheid.
Their unique blend of marabi, kwela and pop music, together with the voice and presence of Claire Johnston and the penny whistle of Mduduzi Magwaza, made them very popular.
Some of the highlights of Mango Groove’s career include:
* The direct satellite link-up to the The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in London in 1992 to an estimated audience of a billion people.
* Their performance in front of 200,000 people at a “Rock Against Racism” concert in Paris
* Their performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival where they received 3 encores.
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Mango Groove
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The Best Of Mango Groove
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Bang The Drum
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Hometalk
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Tha283
Wow awesome music man truely eclectic mix of South African sounds. Caught them at the botanical gardens last weekend - what a time we had.
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pisces69
How I miss Mango Groove and the great music they shared with us. I once attended one of their concerts in Empangeni of all places and enjoyed it so much.
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ninja_penguin78
I got a bootleg casette tape of them when I was 15 and I was very sad when I finally wore it out all the way. :(
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TheDarlingNikki
Mango Groove! I listened to these guys since I was like 7 years old!
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rhodesianstar
Mango Groove is brill. Why don't we hear and see more of them here in the UK? I love good music and I can't get enough of Mango Groove.
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