01 November 2007

Busi blows her fans away

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- Busi Mhlongo and Thandiswa Mazwai. Pic. Thobeka Ndabula. 29/10/07. © Sowetan.

- SUPPORT: The legendary singer gets attention from President Thabo Mbeki and his wife Zanele. Partly obscured is SABC chief executive Dali Mpofu. Pic. Thobeka Ndabula. 29/10/07. © Sowetan.

- CELEBRATION: President Thabo Mbeki, First Lady Zanele Mbeki and Somizi Mhlongo during the Vuka Sizwe Benefit Concert in Newtown on Sunday. Pic. Thobeka Ndabula. 29/10/07. © Sowetan.

- Leoni Jansen, Deborah Fraser and Busi Mhlongo's dancers. Pic. Thobeka Ndabula. 29/10/07. © Sowetan.

- FULL CRY: Busi Mhlongo performing at her 60th birthday celebration in Newtown, Johannesburg, on Sunday. PIc. Thobeka Ndabula. 29/10/07. © Sowetan.

- Sibongile Khumalo. Pic. Thobeka Ndabula. 29/10/07. © Sowetan.

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Getrude Makhafola

Busi Mhlongo gave her fans what they had been longing for since her last live performance in June.

The world-acclaimed Mhlongo was being honoured at the Vuka Sizwe Green Project concert in Newtown, Johannesburg, on Sunday.

Top local musicians gave thrilling performances in her honour.

President Thabo Mbeki, his wife Zanele and other dignitaries were also there to wish her a happy 60th birthday.

Mhlongo, who is battling breast cancer, later did what her fans had expected of her - wowing them by singing her heart out, her powerful voice echoing through the venue as she sang her wellknown hits.

The crowd went mad when Mhlongo, Simphiwe Dana and Sibongile Khumalo did a pulsating rendition of her hit song Yise Wabantw'a Bam.

DJ Black Coffee later took over for an after-party, spinning the disks until midnight.