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Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens

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Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens is a South African mbaqanga band of three women and one man. The Mahotella Queens stand behind Mahlathini and point their fingers at this head as everyone laughs. They wear their performance costumes of beads, headdresses, and animal print tops.
Date Published
1985
1990
Subjects
Mbaqanga (Music)
Bands (Music)
South Africans
Men
Women
Black people
Time Periods
1991-2000
Notes

No date; possibly late 1980s

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 31 cm
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_grand-emporium_photo-2103.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Group portraits
Publicity photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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