Zolani Mahola
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Zolani Mahola is the lead singer of the South African band Freshlyground
.
Province of South Africa
where she grew up near the city of Port Elizabeth and went to school at Trinity High School. She moved to Cape Town
and studied drama at the University of Cape Town
.
in the upcoming South Africa
n animated fantasy film Zambezia.
in Cape Town in 2002. She traveled to Cape Town
and Durban
in South Africa
with Robbie Williams
in 2006. Mahola was also featured in the FIFA 2010 World Cup official song "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)
" by Shakira
. She is said to be one of South Africa's best youthful singers and one of the most inspirational because of the song about her mother and father's life "Nomvula" (after the rain).
during weekends and school holidays. She grew up on Ntshekisa Street, a long and busy street in New Brighton
, a township
on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth. She stayed with her dad and younger sister between 1999 and 2001. In 2011, Zolani and Freshlyground
gave a free concert on Ntshekisa Street as part of their 10th birthday tour.
Freshlyground
Freshlyground is a South African Afro-fusion band that formed in Cape Town in 2002. The band members variously hail from South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe...
.
Early life
She was born in the Eastern CapeEastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...
Province of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
where she grew up near the city of Port Elizabeth and went to school at Trinity High School. She moved to Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
and studied drama at the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
.
Acting career
This led to her being cast in the lead role in the drama series Tsha-Tsha on the South African television channel SABC1. Mahola voiced ZoëZoe (name)
Zoe is a feminine first name, which came from ancient Greece and means "life" in Greek.-People:*Zoë , English pop star *Zoey, J-Pop singer *Zoe of Rome Zoe (and variants) is a feminine first name, which came from ancient Greece and means "life" in Greek.-People:*Zoë (singer), English pop star...
in the upcoming South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n animated fantasy film Zambezia.
Music career
She and six other musicians formed FreshlygroundFreshlyground
Freshlyground is a South African Afro-fusion band that formed in Cape Town in 2002. The band members variously hail from South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe...
in Cape Town in 2002. She traveled to Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
and Durban
Durban
Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
with Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
in 2006. Mahola was also featured in the FIFA 2010 World Cup official song "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)
Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)
"Waka Waka " is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, featuring South African band Freshlyground. It was the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, along with its Spanish language version, entitled "Waka Waka "...
" by Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
. She is said to be one of South Africa's best youthful singers and one of the most inspirational because of the song about her mother and father's life "Nomvula" (after the rain).
Personal life
She also worked as receptionist at MakroMakro
Makro is a Dutch chain of Warehouse clubs, also called cash and carries. The first one opened in 1968 in Amsterdam. In the following years more stores opened in the Netherlands and in several other countries within Europe. In the 1970s and 1980s Makro extended its business to the Americas and...
during weekends and school holidays. She grew up on Ntshekisa Street, a long and busy street in New Brighton
New Brighton, Nelson Mandela Metropole
New Brighton is a suburb of Port Elizabeth, South Africa....
, a township
Township (South Africa)
In South Africa, the term township and location usually refers to the urban living areas that, from the late 19th century until the end of Apartheid, were reserved for non-whites . Townships were usually built on the periphery of towns and cities...
on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth. She stayed with her dad and younger sister between 1999 and 2001. In 2011, Zolani and Freshlyground
Freshlyground
Freshlyground is a South African Afro-fusion band that formed in Cape Town in 2002. The band members variously hail from South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe...
gave a free concert on Ntshekisa Street as part of their 10th birthday tour.