Simphiwe Dana
Simphiwe Dana is a South African singer and songwriter born January 23, 1980, in
Butterworth, Transkei. Raised in Transkei, Dana began singing in childhood while
collecting water and studied graphic design and information technology before
moving to Johannesburg in 2002. Her debut album Zandisile (2004) achieved
platinum status and won Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Newcomer at the South
African Music Awards. Her follow-up album The One Love Movement on Bantu Biko
Street (2006) won four awards at the 2007 South African Music Awards. Dana
toured Europe, performed at the Cape Town ...
