The Manhattan Brothers

Manhattan Brothers Manhattan Brothers South African singing group The Manhattan Brothers was a popular South African singing group in the 1940s and 1950s, during the Apartheid era.[1] Their sound drew on American ragtime, jive, swing, doo-wop, and several other jazz strains, as well as African choral and Zulu harmonies.[2] Members of the group included Nathan Dambuza Mdledle (leader and founder), Joe Mogotsi,[3] Ronnie Sehume,[1] Rufus Khoza,[1]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.[2] In the 1950s, the Manhattan Brothers chose as their backing band a musical group led by Mackay Davashe. Davashe was described as having a considerable influence on…

GENRES: Folk, Vocal Group