Joe Mafela's lyrics & chords

Joe "Sdumo" Mafela (1942 - 18 March 2017) was a South African actor, writer, producer, director, singer and businessman. In 1996, Gallo Records released the album Shebeleza Fela, with the popular hit "Shebeleza (Okongo Mame)". It was a huge success, and "Shebeleza" was a theme song during the Africa Cup of Nations in 1996. Since then, Mafela has recorded and released several other albums of Zulu-language songs. Born in Sibasa, Transvaal, South Africa, Mafela was brought up in Kliptown and White City Jabavu, in Soweto, near Johannesburg, and th...read more