Renowned African musician, songwriter and storyteller Latozi “Madosini” Mphahleni passed away late in 2022. The cultural and indigenous music activist, who laughed as often as she played, was loved by ...

Dr Latozi Madosini Mpahleni, one of the last practising guardians of traditional Xhosa cultural music, has died. The 79-year-old died after a lengthy illness. A statement from her her family reads as ...

Those who have spent their lives gifting us with the fruit of their talent deserve our thanks while they are still live, writes Phumlani S Langa Internationally acclaimed musician and luminary of ...

Poet BULELWA BASSE recently hosted a dialogue between traditional music Icon Madosini Latozi Mpahleni and learners from Homba Primary School in Khayelitsha. In this article, she reflects on her ...

The National Arts Festival annually pays tribute to an artist who has made a significant mark on the country’s arts landscape and this year the recipient of the festival’s featured artist is ...

Indigenous musician Madosini Latozi Mpahleni - best known as Madosini - is the 2020 National Arts Festival featured artist. Every year, the festival pays tribute to an artist who has made a ...

This after a backlash which saw the company accused of refusing to pay for the artist's musical treatment while she remained stuck in a French hospital. Mama Madosini in a French hospital. Photo: ...

JOHANNESBURG - A special provincial official funeral for globally-renowned musical icon, poet, storyteller and teacher, Latozi Madosini Mphahleni, will be held in Libode today. Madosini as she was ...

Musician Msaki is mourning the loss of Dr Latozi Madosini Mpahleni. The legendary practitioner and guardian of traditional Xhosa cultural music died last week. Taking to her Twitter timeline recently, ...

Plainly dressed and sitting in the Wimpy, Madosini Mpahleni doesn’t seem queenly. But Mamdos, as she is affectionately known, is the “Queen of Xhosa music”, for fans locally and abroad. She will be ...

The iconic South African Xhosa bow performer was born on 25 December 1943 (though she herself was uncertain of the precise date) in a village called Mqhekezweni near Mthatha in the Eastern Cape ...