Dorothy Masuka

Dorothy Masuka (3 September 1935 – 23 February 2019) was a Zimbabwe-born South African jazz singer. Her song "Dr. Malan," was banned because she criticized apartheid. In 1961, she sang a song for Patrice Lumumba, which led to her exile. Many of her songs are in the Ndebele language or Sindebele languages.

Masuka died on 23 February 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa from complications of hypertension, aged 83.Veteran Zimbabwe Jazz Maestro Dorothy Masuka Dies: VOA Zimbabwe website. Retrieved on 23 February 2019.

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Category:1935 births
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