Steve Kekana was an iconic Mbaqanga vocalist who rose to the top of South
Africa's pop scene during the 1980s. Born in Zebediela on August 4, 1958, he
lost his eyesight at five years old and began singing shortly thereafter. He
made his official debut with the self-titled album Steve Kekana in 1977,
followed by a pair of releases — Nomsa Ntombi Yami and Mokhotse Oa Hao — in
1979. By the end of that year, Steve Kenana had won the South African
Broadcasting Corporation's Black Music Award for "Best Male Vocalist," an award
he won once again in 1980. Songs like 1980's "Raising My Fa...