The Manhattan Brothers

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1933 – present (92 years)
The Manhattan Brothers was a popular South African singing group in the 1940s and 1950s, during the Apartheid Era. Their sound drew on American ragtime, jive, swing, doo-wop, and several other jazz strains, as well as African choral and Zulu harmonies. Members of the group included Joe Mogotsi, Ronnie Sehume, Rufus Khoza, the late Nathan Mdledle, and Miriam Makeba. Makeba, who went on to international fame, started her career with The Manhattan Brothers and was part of the group for much of the 1950s. The group has one US Billboard pop chart hit, "Lovely Lies", which peake… read more
The Manhattan Brothers was a popular South African singing group in the 1940s and 1950s, during the Apartheid Era. Their sound drew on American ragtime, jive, swing, doo-wop, and several other jazz strains, as well as African choral and Zulu harmonies. Members of the group included Joe Mogots… read more
The Manhattan Brothers was a popular South African singing group in the 1940s and 1950s, during the Apartheid Era. Their sound drew on American ragtime, jive, swing, doo-wop, and several other jazz strains, as well as African choral and Zulu harmonies. Members of the group included Joe Mogotsi, Ronnie Sehume, Rufus Khoza, the late Nathan Mdledle, and Miriam Makeb… read more

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2 Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom Jikela Emaweni
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3 African Jazz 'n Jive Vuka Vuka
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7 Amazw' Amnandi (Honey Be My Honey Bee) - Remastered Amazw' Amnandi (Honey Be My Honey Bee) - Remastered
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    Kilimanjaro (South Africa, Recordings of 1954 - 1963)
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    Wami-Wami (Recordings of 1948 - 1954, South Africa)
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    1999 · 20 tracks

    The Very Best Of The Manhattan Brothers - Their Greatest Hits (1948-1959)
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