Sello Chicco Twala

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Sello Chicco Twala
Birth nameSello Twala
Also known asChicco Thwala
Born (1963-06-05) 5 June 1963 (age 60)
Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
GenresAfropop

Sello "Chicco" Twala (born June 5, 1963) is a South African singer and record producer. He has produced many hit singles for well-known artists in the country, including Nkosana Kodi and Brenda Fassie.[1][2][3][4] In the 1970s, he played in soul bands including Umoja and Sipho "Hotstix" Mabuse's Harari, as well as forming his own band, Image.[5]

Early life

Twala was born in Soweto, Johannesburg, where he attended Bopasanatla High School.[5]

Career

Twala rose to prominence in the 1980s, writing a string of hit singles[6] such as We Miss You Manelo (1987), which was certified triple-platinum by RISA, as well as Brenda Fassie's Too Late for Mama (1989), which was certified platinum. The title of the former is a reference to Nelson Mandela, who was imprisoned on Robben Island at the time.[7]

In 1992, Twala recorded a soul ballad entitled Peace Song, shortly before the nation's first democratic elections in 1994.[8][9] He also collaborated with poet Mzwakhe Mbuli on Papa Stop The War (1990). Twala also wrote songs for and produced the album Memeza (1997) as part of a comeback by Brenda Fassie.[10][11] Some of Twala's songs feature in Lion King II.

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South African Music Award[12][13] and a Metro FM Music Award.[14]

Twala's song Modjadji was featured on the official soundtrack of the film Grimsby.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Gospel singer Nkosana Kodi dies". Sowetan Live, 23 June 2014.
  2. ^ Diane Coetzer, "South Africa's Fassie In Critical Condition", Billboard Biz, 28 April 2004.
  3. ISBN 978-0-14-353140-1
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  4. ISBN 978-1-77007-050-9
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  5. ^
    ISBN 978-1-920299-28-6
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  6. ISBN 978-2-86537-341-3
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  7. ^ Sandra Hayes (20 December 2004). Who's Who of Southern Africa 2004. Taylor & Francis.
  8. ^ Accent. ABC Press. 1993.
  9. ^ South African Pressclips. Barry Streek. January 1992.
  10. ISBN 978-1-85828-635-8
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  11. ISBN 978-9966-9836-0-2
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  12. ^ "Sello Chicco Twala Receives Lifetime Music Achievement Award (Draft Resolution)". Peoples Assembly
  13. ^ "Pop star shows no mercy at Wawela Awards". ENCA/
  14. ^ "12th Metro FM Music Awards" Channel 24.
  15. IMDB
    . Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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