South African singer, songwriter and actress Abigail Kubheka, born in Orlando East on 7 December 1939. She attended a missionary boarding school in Kilnerton. From a young age, she showed an interest in singing.
Abigail started singing with other greats such Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela Dolly Rathebe and Thandi Klaasen, among many others.
Worth checking out here albums; “Abigail Kubheka” (Spinna, SPIN 3301, 1978, “Songs Of My People” (Vuka Afrika, VUH 1, 1983), “At Lloyd's” (Lloyd, CD 9201, 1992).
In the early 2000s Kubeka won the Lifetime Achievement Award for best musician and jazz industrial.
On the SABC TV series Generations: The Legacy, she plays the role of Zondiwe Mogale, the mother of Tau Mogale (Rapulana Seiphemo) and Tshidi Phakade (Letoya Makhene).
In 2014, Kubeka received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAS), and in 2016 was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Wawela Music Awards (WMA) in Johannesburg.
Kubeka has appeared in films including An African American (2016), The Jakes Are Missing (2015), and The Long Run (2001), in which she sang with Busi Mhlongo.
Abigail Kubheka - “Sala Njalo”. Composed by Abigail Kubheka.
Flip side “N’Tombi Ziyavimba “. Composed by Abigail Kubheka. Released on the Spinna label, SPIN 4509, 1978.
Publisher: Roi Music
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