The Manhattan Brothers

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MUSIC

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OTHERS

The Manhattan Brothers was a popular South African singing group in the 1940s and 1950s, during the Apartheid era.[1] Their sound drew on American ragtime, jive, swing, doo-wop, and several other jazz strains, as well as African choral and Zulu harmonies.[2] Members of the group included Joe Mogotsi,[3] Ronnie Sehume,[1] Rufus Khoza,[1] the late Nathan Mdledle,[1] and Miriam Makeba. Makeba, who went on to international fame, started her career with The Manhattan Brothers and was part of the group for much of the 1950s.[2] The group had one US Billboard pop chart hit, "Lovely Lies", which peaked at number 45 in March 1956.[3]

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