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Maskandi icon passes on
Patience Bambalele
Patience Bambalele
Maskandi musician Mfihleni Roland Mkhize, popularly known as Ikhansela, has died.
Mkhize, an icon in the maskandi industry, had been sick since June.
He apparently had a boil in his groin.
With few exceptions – such as the moving, but all-too-brief autobiography of the brilliant todd Matshikiza (his Chocolates for my Wife, now almost fifty years.On December 26 the boil became septic and he was rushed to Helen Joseph Hospital where he died the following day.
With 25 successful albums under his belt, he was one of the best-selling maskandi artists. Most of his albums achieved gold or platinum status.
His recent album Ingadlangadla was released last month and has already achieved gold status.
In that contest he was pitted against Ikhansela no JBc (Ukubona Kanje Ukubona.
Born in Mvoti, Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal in 1963, Mkhize was one of the most talented singers, producers and composers of this genre. With his mellow voice he was able to tell stories of love, poverty, politics and his personal experiences through music.
His music career started at a young age after he learnt to play the guitar.
When he first came to Johannesburg in 1984, he wor