Died On This Date (June 15, 2010) Busi Mhlongo / South African Pop Star
themusicsover Victoria “Busi” Mhlongo
October 28, 1947 – June 15, 2010
Known as the “Reigning Queen of Zulu music,” Busi Mhlongo was a respected South African singer-songwriter and producer whose music included elements of West African, jazz, reggae, rock, funk, soul and gospel. Over a career that spanned the better part of four decades, Mhlongo built an international fan base while working with the likes of Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela. Busi Mhlongo was 62 when she died of breast cancer on June 15, 2010.
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