Gloria Bosman in 2022.
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If you ever found yourself in the same room with Gloria Bosman, you were in for a lesson of a lifetime.
Sibongile Khumalo performing in London in 2009.
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She was the glue that bound younger artists together, helping them navigate the volatile terrain of the music industry.
Sibongile Khumalo performing in New York, 2007.
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Both choirs and classical music were childhood influences on a stellar career that would leave behind major new recordings in these areas.
Sibongile Khumalo in New York in 2014, alongside McCoy Mrubata on tenor saxophone.
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She was a vocalist who sang in every style – from Carmen to UShaka – with equal mastery, popularising classical forms and epitomising ‘the new South Africa’.