Rebecca Malope
Rebecca Malope (born 30 June 1968) is a South African gospel singer. She hosts the TV show It's Gospel Time.[1]
Career
Malope was born in Kanyamazane, South Africa.
Her musical story started in 1986. Driven by a burning desire to become South Africa’s most celebrated and admired songstress, at the age of 18 she and her sister Cynthia left their home township of Kanyamazane, near Nelspruit, and hiked 400 km to Evaton, from where they finally reached Johannesburg.
Rebecca has released 32 albums in a music career spanning more than 27 years to date. In 2009 she released her 30th album, entitled My Hero, containing double CDs. In April 2010 she released her 31st album. On 14 March 2011, Malope released her 32nd album, Ukuthula (which translates as "Peace"). She was quoted in a local newspaper saying: “In Ukuthula people must expect rejuvenating sounds and I love the whole album. I decided on that name after thinking about the state the world is in today. People have no peace. There is war everywhere, even in churches. I want people to come together and more importantly have peace in their lives, so that we can have peace in the world".[2]
In 2003 she won a KORA All African Music Award for Best Gospel Singer.
Discography
- Ma G Man (1986)
- Six of the best (1989)
- Saturday Nite (1990)
- Buyani (1991)
- Rebecca Sings Gospel (1992)
- Ngiyikeleni (1993)
- Umoya Wam (1994)
- Shwele Baba (1995)
- Uzube Nam (1996)
- Live at the State Theatre (1996)
- Angingedwa (1997)
- Free at Last: South African Gospel (1997)
- Somlandela (1998)
- Ukholo lwam (1999)
- Siyabonga (2000)
- Christmas with Rebecca and Friends (2000)
- Sabel'Uyabizwa (2001)
- Iyahamba Lenqola (2002)
- Hlala Nami (2003)
- The Queen of Gospel and the Village Pope (2004)
- Qaphelani (2005)
- The Greatest Hits (2005)
- Umthombo (2006)
- Live in Soweto (DVD) (2006)
- Live in Soweto (CD) (2007)
- Amakholwa (2007)
- Ujehova Ungu'madida (2008)
- African Classics (2009)
- My Hero (2009)
- Live at the Lyric Theatre (DVD) (2010)
- Uzohamba Nami (2010)
- Ukuthula (2011)
- Rebecca Live Concert ft Tshwane Gospel Choir (CD)(2012)
- Rebecca Live Concert ft Tshwane Gospel Choir (DVD)(2012)
- Bayos' khomba(2013)
- AmaVIP (2014)
References
- ↑ "Rebecca Malope". Tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "Gospel digest - March 09, 2011". Iol.co.za. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
External links
- Rebecca Malope in the German National Library catalogue
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