Mahotella Queens - Live in Japan! "I Give You Thanks" (2025)
The legendary Mahotella Queens perform "I Give You Thanks" at the World Music and Dance Festival in Hokkaido, Japan in August 2025 The Queens: Nonku Maseko, Hilda Tloubatla, Amanda Nkosi The Makgona Tsohle Band: Kagiso 'Boikie' Monampana (lead guitar), Tshepa Diale (drums), Khola Phalatse (bass guitar), Jackie Mokoatlo (keyboards) #mahotellaqueens #wmdf2025 #hokkaido #japan #gigs #tour #umsakazorecords #mbaqanga #mgqashiyo #africanmusic #africanvibes #proudlysouthafrican
About Mahotella Queens
The Mahotella Queens is a South African female group established in 1964. The group is one of the most prominent specialising in mbaqanga, a style born in the recording studios of 1960s South Africa and the first genre in the country to utilise fully electric rhythm accompaniment. The Queens developed an upbeat and distinct identity which combined multi-part girl group harmonies with energetic stage choreography, the baritone male vocals of Simon 'Mahlathini' Nkabinde and intense backup from the...
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