Biography
Lydia Mamsie Tsosane was born in South Africa, both mother and father were singers. She started singing in church and in school choirs. Her music career started when she teamed up with a township band from Soweto, performing in jazz clubs and at national jazz festivals, galas, etc. She recorded with many well known South African artists and got her first break as a song writer when one of her songs was featured in an album called “Classically Zulu”.
In 2003 she was asked to join “Umoja”, the number one musical in South Africa. She toured with them in South Africa, Asia and Europe. In 2006 Mamsie moved to Hamburg/Germany to be part of the Disney musical “König der Löwen” ("Lion King"), covering the roles of Rafiki and Shenzi. In September 2008 she joined André Heller’s circus show “Afrika! Afrika!” as a lead singer and toured Europe with them. In 2009 she went back to the studio and released two solo albums.
Some of her tracks can be found at http://www.reverbnation.com/lydiamamsietsosane.
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