Dizu Plattajies’ niece, Lulu Lungiswa Plaatjies was born in 1973 and has performed with Amampondo since the age of nine. She appeared on the first Amampondo album, Uyandibiza, in 1983, while also involved with the school and church choirs and moved on to study music in Johannesburg for two years, then in Cape Town, where she formed a singing group with two other ladies to perform her own songs.
Lungiswa first met Robert Trunz at the legendary Outernational concert at the Baxter Theatre in 1994 and, through him met Tony Thorpe, who produced her debut solo album for M.EL.T.2000, Ekhaya. She also contributed to many MELT projects including ‘Madamax’, ‘Madosini’, ‘Skeleton’ and ‘Tribal Ethno Dance’.
Discography:
Uyandibiza (Claremont Records, 1983)
Searching for the missing link (Teal Trutone Music, 1986)
State Of Emergency (Assembly Records, 1988)
Feel The Pulse Of Africa (Claremont Records, 1989)
State Of Emergency (ProJazz, 1990)
An Image Of Africa (EWM Records, 1992)
Drums For Tomorrow (M.E.L.T. 2000, 1997)
Inyama (Mountain Records, 1997)
Vuyani (M.E.L.T. 2000, 2000)
Raw And Undiluted (M.E.L.T. 2000, 2005)
IntSholo (Mountain Records, 2008)
Uyandibiza (Claremont Records, 1983)
Searching for the missing link (Teal Trutone Music, 1986)
State Of Emergency (Assembly Records, 1988)
Feel The Pulse Of Africa (Claremont Records, 1989)
State Of Emergency (ProJazz, 1990)
An Image Of Africa (EWM Records, 1992)
Drums For Tomorrow (M.E.L.T. 2000, 1997)
Inyama (Mountain Records, 1997)
Vuyani (M.E.L.T. 2000, 2000)
Raw And Undiluted (M.E.L.T. 2000, 2005)
IntSholo (Mountain Records, 2008)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.