Initially formed in KwaZulu Natal, the group have remained the slickest and most successful proponents of the mbaqanga sound which dominated South African urban music for over three decades
Hugely popular and long-running mbaqanga (a form of urban African soul) group, formed in Natal in 1974 with some thirty albums to their name. Lead singer David Masondo (originally the drummer) and keyboard player Moses Ngwenya were the core of this prolific group after bassist and founding member Zenzele "Zakes" Mchunu died in 1984.

