West Nkosi
West Nkosi( born Johannes Hlongwane, 1940 – 8 October 1998) was a South African music producer, saxophonist and songwriter.
Nkosi was born in Nelspruit, South Africa.
He was an original member of the Makgona Tsohle Band which backed Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens.
He was also a producer in the Mavuthela Music subsidiary of Gallo Record Company where he produced thousands of recordings by several famous South African artists, including the first 22 records for Ladysmith Black Mambazo( he managed the group until their international discovery in 1987).
Nkosi also produced all the international releases for Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens, and the Makgona Tsohle Band between 1986 and 1991, when he left both the Mahlathini and the Queens and Makgona Tsohle to concentrate solely on producing.
Nkosi did, however, return to the recording studio with the critically acclaimed" Rhythm of Healing: Supreme Sax and Penny Whistle Township Jive", in 1993.
Nkosi was paralyzed in an automobile accident in August 1998, and died from his injuries two months later, at 58 years old.
Mathaka Vol 1
Mathaka Vol 1 is a 1983 album by the Makgona Tsohle Band, the instrumental backing group for Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens, all of whom were based as musicians in the Mavuthela Music subsidiary of Gallo Africa.
" Mathaka Vol 1" was the first album by the Makgona Tsohle Band after reuniting in early 1983- they had disbanded circa 1977, though each member continued to work in the music industry, either as session musicians, producers, or a combination of the two.
Both guitarist Marks Mankwane and saxophonist
West Nkosi became musician- producers; Nkosi in particular became one of the top producers at Mavuthela, producing acts such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Mpharanyana, and Amaswazi Emvelo among others, whilst Mankwane produced other high- selling groups like Abafana Baseqhudeni and Walter and the Beggers, in addition to being the sole mentor and arranger for the popular Mahotella Queens.
The idea to reunite came as a result of Nkosi's clinching a deal with the SABC to co-produce a possible television series for the newly introduced black service in the country.
Nkosi got the idea of five friends working as auto-mechanics in a township garage, playing their music whenever the garage owner left the building.
As such, Nkosi and his Makgona Tsohle Band mates Marks Mankwane, Joseph Makwela, Vivian Ngubane, and Lucky Monama, were the stars of the soap opera/ musical comedy," Mathaka".
The success of" Mathaka" led to Nkosi issuing this release.
" Mathaka Vol 1" contained 1983 re-recordings of the band's 1960s and 1970s mbaqanga" heyday" hits, such as" Two MaboneSikhulekile Vula Bops" and" Kupa Marama"( though none of the songs from this album were ever performed in the series).
Also included is a recording of the popular tune" A Tear Fell".
The album was followed up the same year with" Kotopo Vol 2"( which was composed entirely of songs that were performed in the series).
Makgona Tsohle Band
The Makgona Tsohle Band was a South African instrumental band that is noted for creating the mbaqanga music style.
The group was formed in 1964 at Mavuthela (the 'black music' division of Gallo Record Company), and became the Mavuthela house band.
It garnered success by backing fellow Mavuthela-Gallo stars, Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens.
It is often referred to as the South African equivalent to Motown's The Funk Brothers.
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DracoVirgo
DracoVirgo is a Japanese band, and formed in 2017.
Mahlathini
Simon" Mahlathini" Nkabinde( 1938 – 27 July 1999) was a South African" mbaqanga" singer.
Known as the" Lion of Soweto", Nkabinde is the acknowledged exponent of the deep- voiced, basso profundo" groaning" style that came to symbolize mbaqanga music in the 1960s.
Nkabinde was also a very active live performer in South Africa, recording and performing with the Mahotella Queens and the backing Makgona Tsohle Band from 1964 to 1971, and then again from 1983 to 1999.
The Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens act was propelled into international stardom in the wake of Paul Simon's 1986" Graceland" album.
Mahotella Queens
The Mahotella Queens is a South African female band formed in 1964 by music producer Rupert Bopape consisting of Hilda Tloubatla, Nobesuthu Mbadu, and Amanda Nkosi.
The group is noted for their distinct vocal harmony sound, guitar- led mbaqanga music, and fast stage dancing.
Bopape was a talent scout and producer at the independent Gallo Africa's subsidiary dedicated to black music, Mavuthela Music Company.
He formed the Mahotella Queens as the company's resident girl group and the ensemble, often led by the deep- voiced male vocals of Simon' Mahlathini' Nkabinde, went on to have many hit records during the 1960s.
The Queens line- up during this period usually comprised Hilda Tloubatla, Juliet Mazamisa, Ethel Mngomezulu, Nobesuthu Mbadu and Mildred Mangxola.
The Queens and Mahlathini were backed by Mavuthela's house band, the Makgona Tsohle Band( including Marks Mankwane on lead guitar and West Nkosi on alto saxophone).
In 1972 the line- up of the Mahotella Queens disintegrated after royalty disagreements with Bopape; Mahlathini left the company in a similar dispute with the producer.
However, with a change of membership, the Queens remained productive and popular into the 1970s and 1980s.
In 1987, following the explosion of interest in South African music, the Queens line- up was rejigged and three of its original singers – Hilda Tloubatla, Nobesuthu Mbadu and Mildred Mangxola – returned to the group.
In combination with Mahlathini, the group forged a successful international touring career that lasts to this day.
In spite of the deaths of Mahlathini, Marks Mankwane and West Nkosi during the late 1990s, the Mahotella Queens continue to perform and record in the 21st century.
In 2013, long- serving member Mildred Mangxola retired from the group.
She was replaced by a new recruit, Amanda Nkosi.
Subsonica
Subsonica is an Italian rock band that was formed in 1996 in Turin.
Their eponymous debut album was released in the spring of 1997.
The band gained significant success in 2000 by playing the Sanremo Music Festival.
The first two singles from the album" Microchip emozionale
Tutti i miei sbagli All my mistakes") and" DiscolabirintoDiscolabyrinth") were hits.
In their career, they have produced 8 studio albums and sold nearly around 400,000 CDs.
Their latest studio album," 8", was released in 2018.
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Eight winners and eight runners- up from the first group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams, each containing two group winners and two runners- up.
Teams from the same country or from the same first round group could not be drawn together.
The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter- finals.
Thokozile
Thokozile is a 1986 hit by the South African mbaqanga group Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens.
The album was a reunion of Mahlathini with the backing Makgona Tsohle Band and three of the original Queens, Hilda Tloubatla, Nobesuthu Mbadu and Mildred Mangxola.
The album(# Gallo- GRC BL 590) featured re-recordings of older songs such as" Umculo Kawupheli"( heard here as" Sibuyile") and" Sithunyiwe"( here" Thokozile").
The album propelled the group into immediate international stardom when it was issued internationally on the Earthworks label.

Question: Are both Makgona Tsohle Band and Subsonica from the same country?
Answer: no