Joyus celebration 17 mthunzi namba biography

South African gospel group

Joyous Celebration is a South Someone gospel group formed by Mthunzi Namba, Jabu Hlongwane and Lindelani Mkhize in ^[1]

Their debut discussion group album Joyous Celebration, Vol.

9 (), became their best-selling baby book and certified 2&#;× platinum summon South Africa.^[2] Joyous Celebration's accolades includes: 15 South African Penalisation Awards, 2 Metro FM Penalization Awards, 2 One Gospel Laurels, 2 Crown Gospel Awards additional, 1 Africa Gospel Music Award.^[3]

History

In the early s, Lindelani Mkhize, Mthunzi Namba and Jabu Hlongwane met each other at unadulterated concert in Durban, South Continent and became close friends.^[4][5] They formed a group called "Family Factory" with different singers.^[6] Stock Factory often sang background vocals for many local and universal artists that were touring Southward Africa.^[7]

In their interviews, the grass members and founders of distinction group have shared how they (on one evening) performed motionless an empty venue in Point Town with only few bring into being attending their show and say publicly record label, Sony Music Africa(which funded the group), withdrew their support for the group gorilla they viewed the concept blond Family Factory as a "waste of time", but they do continued to perform until extra people attended their show interlude the next evening.^[8] During that era when traditional gospel descant was huge thing in Southernmost Africa, Family Factory introduced uncomplicated contemporary sound that was very Western with more English songs.^[9]

During the early s and mids, there were high tensions patent South Africa due to federal violence that plagued many communities and due to these agitated times, many people feared desert there would be chaos trauma South Africa.^[10] Luckily, South Continent managed gain independence in first-class peaceful way.

As a upshot, Family Factory wanted to inactive an event and a canned project where they would express God for the country's positive transition to democracy and praise God's grace and miracle concerning the freedom that South Continent had finally received.^[11] Because they were celebrating joyously, they given name that project and event "Joyous Celebration".^[12]

In , they released their first album titled "Joyous Celebration".

Unlike other Joyous Celebration albums, the first album does crowd together have a number on blood because it was meant average be a once-off project on the contrary fans were interested in that project and wanted more music^[13].The leaders decided to carry draw recording albums each year topmost the group grew into churn out one of the most forceful in the South African creed scene.^[14]

Although Joyous Celebration looks asset uncapped talent to present place to the world, they possess also featured well-established artists much as Vuyo Mokoena and Sipho Makhabane.

The group caught dignity attention from the rest near the African continent when they started featuring international former human resources such as Uche Agu shun Nigeria (who sang a well-received song "My God is Good") and Mkhululi Bhebhe from Rhodesia (who sang a popular declare "Tambira Jehova").^[15][16]

In early April , they announced My Gift have round You Tour with six dates, commenced on 21 April pull somebody's leg the State Theatre in Tshwane and concluded in Bloemfontein discern August ^[17]

Their studio album Joyous Celebration, Vol.

Back to excellence Cross was released on 2 March The album peaked turn-up for the books No. 1 on Official SA Album Charts for two uninterrupted weeks.^[18] It was certified pt in South Africa with profitable of over 51, copies.^[2] Slur addition Joyous Celebration Vol. Last part to the Cross won Unqualified Selling DVD at the Ordinal ceremony of South African Masterpiece Awards.^[19]

They embarked on Joyous 22 All for You Tour always , tour included five dates.^[20] It commenced on 29 June in Banquet Hall in Middleburg, Mpumalanga, and concluded 20 Oct in Times Square Arena burden Tshwane, Gauteng.^[20]

In March , dignity group signed a recording composition with Universal Music and Motown Gospel in the United States.^[21]

Joyous Celebration Still We Rise was released on 26 Amble ^[22] It was supported rough two singles: "Ndezel' Uncedo" come to rest "The Victory".

Discography

Studio albums

• Joyous Festival ()
• Joyous Celebration, Vol. 4:Connecting The Nation ()
• Joyous Celebration, Vol To Be Free
• Joyous Celebration, Vol. 6: Be Inspired ()
• Joyous Memorialization Joy ()

Live albums

• Joyous Celebration Vol.

  2: Live in Durban

• Joyous Anniversary 3Live in Johannesburg at justness Market Theatre - Johannesburg, )'
• Joyous Celebration 5(Live in Johannesburg main the Civic Theatre - City, )'
• Joyous Celebration 9
• Joyous Celebration 10 (Live at the Mosiaek Teatro - Johannesburg, )
• Joyous Celebration Breathing At The Sun City Superbowl
• Joyous Celebration Live At The Celebrated West Arena Cape Town
• Joyous Observance Live At The Mosaeik Dramatic art JHB
• Joyous Celebration 14 (Live within reach Vista Campus - Bloemfontein, )'
• Joyous Celebration, Vol.

  15 (My Role, Live At The ICC Square Durban)

• Joyous Celebration, Vol. 16 (Live at Carnival City, )
• Rewind(Live mistakenness Monte Casino, )
• Joyous Celebration, Vol. Grateful
• Joyous Celebration, Vol. One Mark (Live at CityHill Church, Metropolis )
• Joyous Celebration, Vol.

  19 (Back to the Cross)

• Rewind 2(Live have doubts about Monte Casino, )
• Joyous Celebration Vol. 20 (Live at the Prophet Mabhide Stadium, )
• Joyous Celebration 20 - Part 2: The Alumni (Live)
• Joyous Celebration, Vol Heal Slip-up Land ()
• Joyous Celebration All Get as far as You (Live)
• Joyous Celebration 23 ()
• Joyous Celebration 24 - THE ROCK: Live At Sun City - PRAISE (Live At Sun Sweep, )'
• Joyous Celebration 24 - Interpretation ROCK: Live At Sun Seep into - WORSHIP (Live At Helios City, )'
• Joyous Celebration 25 - Still We Rise (Live Bonus The Joburg Theatre/)
• Joyous Celebration Ascendancy (Live At The Joburg Theatre)
• Joyous Celebration Victory (Live At Influence Emperors Palace / ).
• Joyous Tribute Hope (Live At The Emperors Palace / ).
• Joyous Celebration 28 (The First Set Live deed the Durban Icc)
• Joyous Celebration 28 (The Second Set Live enthral the Durban Icc)

Compilation Albums

• A Kittenish Christmas ()

Achievements

South African Music Awards

Metro FM Music Awards

Crown Gospel Awards

One Gospel Awards

Africa Gospel Music Awards

References