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Robison Malinga

Early Life

Robinson Malinga was born on the 08 November 1968 and passed away on the 25 December 2017, he was known as the Robbie. Robbie Malinga grew up in Meadowlands in Soweto. At the time, Meadowlands was still the cultural hub of the province, with many residents having been a product of Sophitown. In an interview, Robbie Malinga mentioned being surrounded by people such as Chicco Twala, Yvonne Chaka Chaka and prominent football stars.

He became a musician, composer and musician of South Africa. Malinga's contribution has been added to the development of musical instruments by many South African musicians including Kabelo, Arthur Mafokate, Mzekezeke and many others. His greatest excitement was in Afro Pop music where he worked closely with Kelly Khumalo.

In the time since his passing, many have mentioned Malinga’s amazing sense of humour and general ability to make others feel good. In a recent radio interview, he humorously spoke about only joining the struggle through a student union in the 1980s because he thought they sang well. Mentioning the struggle for free education at the end

Career

He started his career at the Kwaito scene at a young age, in 1998 he released his smash hit, Insimbi.Her studied music at a college in Roodepoort with his friend Trompies star.

He shifted from Kwaito to produce Afro pop and Soul.He says that he shifted because he wanted to grow and get to produce the quality of music that will be loved by music fans.

He formed a record label Robbie Malinga Entertainment,and released the album ‘The Duets’. He signed he star of the moment, Musa Sukwene of Mthande fame. Robbie has produced a number of hits for the likes of Kelly Khumalo, Naima K, Zahara, Ntando and Fiso.

Career: Early 2010's

“It’s always been my dream to set trends, not to follow.” – Robbie Malinga

Robbie Malinga was a trained musician, having spent the bulk of the early 1990s studying music at college in Roodepoort. His first professional foray into music came as a session musician for Blondie Makhene and Freddie Gwala, whom he’d met through being a pianist at church, and the group Platform One. In 1998, he released his earliest music – his most popular song being the kwaito song “Intsimbi.”

Robbie Malinga’s musical evolution was something that was fitting of the South African context. In his lifetime, he worked with gospel artists, Afro-soul artists and kwaito artists. His impact shaped the sounds of artists as varied as Brown Dash and Kabelo, Lundi and Ntando and, most recently Naima Kay, Zahara and Musa. This is not mentioning the hit music he produced for himself.

Robbie Malinga’s musical passion seemed to lie in Afro-pop and Afro-soul, and an afro-pop ballad was nothing without that Malinga touch. His touch was the Midas. When producing and working with Zahara, Robbie Malinga was part of creating music that not only sold well but turned the tide in South Africa’s consumption patterns. From a house-driven radio play and buying patterns to a guitar-backed album filled with ballads being the biggest seller in the country in years.

Speaking after the passing of Robbie Malinga, Kaya FM MD, Greg Maloka said, “There’s a big argument about who started it [afro-pop] in my books, Robbie Malinga is one of those people who right at the beginning believed in the genre.” Maloka added “I’ll also remember him, not only for being a wicked music writer and a great producer but an incredibly funny guy. Robbie was funny as hell.”

Above his technical prowess and the fact that he was musically gifted, Robbie Malinga’s special touch was that he understood what the South African music audience wants. Whether kwaito or afro-soul, the people want to sing along to the music and thanks to Robbie Malinga, we did.

Endorsements

Robbie Malinga’s musical passion seemed to lie in Afro-pop and Afro-soul, and an afro-pop ballad was nothing without that Malinga touch. His touch was the Midas. When producing and working with Zahara, Robbie Malinga was part of creating music that not only sold well but turned the tide in South Africa’s consumption patterns. From a house-driven radio play and buying patterns to a guitar-backed album filled with ballads being the biggest seller in the country in years.

Television

Robbie Malinga's focus was on music and not television. He was a musician and producer by profession.

Awards

Below is a lisit of some awards that Robbie has received.

• 2016: Best producer of the year award at the South African Music Awards (SAMA) for the production of the albu, Country Girl.
• 2015: South African Music Award for Best Remix of the Year, Indlela Yam.
• He won the Clash of the Choirs season 2 competition.

References

1. https://informationcradle.com/africa/robbie-malinga/

2. "Robbie Malinga", Wikipedia (in Zulu), 2018-01-21, retrieved 2018-10-26

3. http://cdn.24.co.za/files/Cms/General/d/6889/753ee14980694777822f86f5cbbe895d.jpg

4. https://www.kayafm.co.za/the-life-of-robbie-malinga/