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Letta Mbulu
South African jazz singer (born 1942)
Musical artist
Letta Mbulu (born 23 August 1942)[1] is a South African jazz singer who has been active since the 1960s.
Biography
Born and raised in Soweto, South Africa, she has been active as a singer since the 1960s. While still a teenager, she toured with the musical King Kong[2] — but left for the United States in 1964 due to Apartheid.[1]
In New York City, she connected with other South African exiles, including Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela and Jonas Gwangwa,[2] and went on to work with Cannonball Adderley, David Axelrod and Harry Belafonte.[1]
On screen, her singing can also be heard in Roots, The Color Purple (1985), and the 1973 film A Warm December,[3] and she was a guest on a Season 6 episode of Soul Train. Mbulu also provided the Swahili chant in Michael Jackson's single, "Liberian Girl". Producer Quincy Jones said of her: "Mbulu is Nomalizo | Letta Mbulu Lyrics, Meaning & Videos - SonicHits.