Sibusiswe "Busi" Ncube (born 15 June 1963) [1] is a female mbira musician and singer from Zimbabwe, who sings in six African languages. [2] She play the guitar, mbira and percussions. [3]
She was a member of the Afro-Fusion group Ilanga; the group released three albums during the 1980s, and played during the 1988 Human Rights Now! concert. [4] She have been in the music industry for the past 34 years as a recording and performing artiste. Other than music, she is a teacher by profession and she now teaches in Norway. [3]
Busi and her Twin were Born in Bulawayo. She is a mother of two children Tendai and Angeline [5]
Ncube later recorded eight albums with a backing band, "Rain", including Malaisha and Live in Prague. Her most famous song is True Love recorded during her time with the band Ilanga. [6] The band toured Norway in 2006 and appeared at the Mela Festival. [7] [8] Ncube has also contributed to another Thulani project, all-star collaboration album "Hupenyu Kumusha/Life at Home," released in 2006, which featured several notable Zimbabwean musicians, including Chiwoniso Maraire, Roger Mbambo, Adam Chisvo and Mashasha. [9] Busi currently divides her time between Harare and Oslo, where she teaches and performs.