It's another sad day for the South African music industry. 29year-old singer Lebo Mathosa died in a car accident earlier this morning. It's alleged that Mathosa's driver lost control of the Toyota Prado they were travelling in on the N3 highway on the East of Johannesburg. Details are still sketchy but investiagtions are underway. Instead of leaving a sombre blogpost I have decided to rather pay tribute to Ms Mathosa this week, and to celebrate her life and her achievements.

Lebo shot to fame in 1994 as a member of kwaito group Boom Shaka. She fronted Boom Shaka with her stong vocal capabilties. She then released her first solo album in 2000 with her debut single Intro, a track that features on her album Dream. The album went Gold in just four weeks. It also won her several South African Music Awards including Best Dance Album for Dream, Best Dance Single for Intro and Best Female Vocalist. It seems as though 2001 was a good year for Lebo as she performed at the South African edition of the North Sea Jazz Festival in Cape Town. In addition to all her achievements Lebo has also toured many foreign countries like Malaysia and England to name a few. She has also shared the stage with world class musicians and recorded tracks with local and international artists, including with Keith Sweat on his Africa only album release.

Her music has continued to grow from strength to strength with her appealing to no only a black market but has also cross over to a white market too. In fact she's scored her self a number of hits on radio stations across the country including Yfm, Metro FM, 5 Fm music and 94.7 Highveld Stereo. May she rest in peace and her music live on for years to come.

Posted by jvonblog on October 23, 2006 at Monday, October 23, 2006 | Permalink