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South African pianist, keyboardist and musician

Black Moses Ngwenya (born 15 July 1958) is a South African pianist, keyboardist, and musician.

He co-founded the Mbaqanga group The Soul Brothers in 1974 with South African singer and drummer, [[David Masondo (singer)|David Masondo]].^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]} A book titled The Life and Times of Soul Brothers^[8][9]was written by Sydney Maluleke.

Maluleke said the book tells the story of how the band was formed, how their albums were composed, the loss of band members, why they are called kings of Mbaqanga, and what their music is all about.^{[1][2][10][11]}

Background

Early life

Ngwenya was born on 15 July 1958 in Dube Village, Soweto, South Africa.

His first musical endeavor was Crocodile Rock, a band formed with his older brothers, playing guitar then drums.^[1]