The performer who can hold us in their spell and take us into their world through the force of their personality is the focus of this selection of videos from...
(South Africa) Vusi Mahlasela's passionate singing was featured in the film "Amandla," which focused on the remarkable music that came out of the resistance movement in South Africa during the...
(South Africa) It was on a Sunday, right after taking communion in church that Vusi Mahlasela's mother collapsed and died. Her last words were to encourage her son to keep...
(South Africa) Vusi played this song when interviewed about his earlier topical songs. Although it is traditional, as usual he has made it his own, by adding words and orchestrating it...
Vusi Mahlasela speaks with Michal Shapiro about growing up in South Africa under apartheid, his early musical influences, his first band, and his eventual political awakening to the situation made...
Vusi shares his recollections on the height of the musical and cultural resistance to apartheid in South Africa and talks about his continued dedication to ensuring that the voices of...
Vusi Mahlasela talks about performing for Nelson Mandela and sings the song "The Beauty of Our Country" - a lyrical description of the landscape, political struggles, and the process of...
Vusi talks about about the creation of his CD "Guiding Star" and explains the story behind his video and song "River Jordan" and many of the other songs on the...
