Savuka

…the mixed-race bands Juluka and Savuka, both of which had international followings. Township music, a lively form of music that flourished in the townships during the apartheid era, has also been popular within the country and abroad.

…formed a new group called Savuka (Zulu: “We Have Risen”). Again, the group included both Black and white South African musicians, but the music of Savuka was more noticeably influenced by such Western popular genres as rock, jazz, blues, reggae, and funk. The new band enjoyed extraordinary international success, with…