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Nomalungelo gets training from Ringo

25/11/2011 00:00:00 VELILE DUBE

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MBABANE –South Africa based local musician, Nomalungelo Dladla, is getting vocal training from Cape Town born South African vocalist, producer and songwriter, Ringo Madlingozi.

This was revealed by the local songbird on the SABC 1 pro-gramme Selimathunzi where she made an appearance on Wednesday at 6:30pm, cooking up a storm.

Dladla said having the award winning singer help her with her voice is a dream come true because she has always looked up to Ringo. "I have always looked up to Ringo and now he is assisting me with my voice and that is so amazing. I am very grateful to him and to my management company for making this possible," she said.

Nomalungelo who is well known for the song titled ‘Imiyalo’ from her debut album ‘Lilungelo Lami’ mentioned on the TV programme that her album will be available in South African stores in less than four weeks. "My album will be in stores in less than four weeks, so I would like to encourage people to get it."

Selimathunzi is a South African variety television series produced by Baby Joe Correira which regularly travels to all regions in the country, spotlighting events and functions, highlighting trends, fads and fashions. Nomalungelo has appeared on a number of South African TV shows such as SABC 1’s Live, Weekend Live, and SHIFT among many others.

She is also expected to make an appearance on DStv’s Soweto TV.

About Ringo Madlingozi

Ringo Madlingozi is a Cape Town-born South African singer, producer and songwriter who rose to fame when he and his band Peto won the Shell Road to Fame contest in 1986.
He later formed a group called Gecko Moon with Alan Cameron, a fellow Peto member. Their popular hit was ‘Green-Green’, which was a crossover track and was well received by music lovers.
Since his debut solo album, Vukani, which sold 10 000 copies, he has been unstoppable and moving up the music ladder.
He has subsequently scooped multiple awards for his albums, the South African Music Awards (SAMA) and the Kora All African Music Awards, where, among others, he won the Best Male Artist in Southern Africa and the African continent Awards.
He collaborated with international acclaimed group UB40 as part of the United Nations global AIDS awareness programme, recording the Xhosa lyrics of Cover Up. Brian Travers, UB40’s saxophonist, describes Ringo’s music as ‘fantastic’.