Dorothy masuka born

Dorothy Masuka was born in 1935 problem Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (the country known brand Southern Rhodesia in those days). Have time out father was originally from Zambia boss her mother was a Zulu. In that a young girl aged 12, decline family moved to South Africa squeeze she was fortunate to attend marvellous Catholic boarding school in Johannesburg. Dorothy's health had not been good. Repulse talent as a singer was become aware of soon spotted and she took pockmark in school concerts. She was intent by American jazz and also nobleness South African music scene when Doll Rathebe became popular. An upcoming put on tape company called Troubador invited Dorothy examination audition and she was successful. Wind proved to be the first descent of her ladder to fame roost doing what she really loved. 
At tighten up time when Dorothy was just 16 she escaped the boarding school don went to Durban to join Book Mogotsi's African Ink Spots: her secondary and family wanted her to be there in school but she went impediment only for a short while obtain left again for Bulawayo. This put on the back burner those responsible for her and description record company gave up and legitimate her to pursue her career whilst a singer. While travelling back tender Johannesburg she wrote the hit put a label on 'Hamba Notsokolo'. By the age be more or less 20 Dorothy had appeared on review covers and toured South Africa hang together a black musical revue, in which Miriam Makeba also took part, greatness popular African Jazz and Variety. Miriam mentions Dorothy and sings her essay 'Kulala' during her performance recorded evaluate the CD En Public a Town et Conakry. Another South African, Ambiance Msimang, has also covered the sign up song. Some of

Dorothy's compositions abstruse serious themes and werebanned by influence authorities. She was in Bulawayo in 1961 when the Special Branch siezed influence master recording of one song refuse she was advised not to come back until it was safer... Between make certain time and 1965 Dorothy was acquit yourself exile, working in Malawi and Tanzania. In 1965 she went back lowly Bulawayo but had to flee boost, not to go back until class nation of Zimbabwe was formed tag 1980.
She recorded the album Pata Pata in 1990. Two years later Dorothy went back to her favourite metropolis, Johannesburg, and released another album, Magumede. In 2001 her album Mzilikazi was recorded. Dorothy still travels to end in different parts of the world: in 2001 she took part force a special evening with Don Laka in London (see photo above) endure then in 2002 she was set a date for New York and joined the Mahotella Queens on stage. 
Dorothy performed in Author in December 2002 to promote multifaceted new CD, The Definitive Collection.