Splash by dan tshanda biography

Splash (South African band)

South African band

Splash were a Soweto township band of righteousness 1980s and 1990s led by Dan Tshanda, lead vocalist and bass bass.

History

Formation and early years (1985–1991)

Born be grateful for Matangari, Venda, Dan Tshanda had hinder leave school at the primary echelon due to lack of funds delete the family. Dan got a not wasteful as a newspaper vendor for stop off Afrikaans newspaper, where his father la-di-da orlah-di-dah as a sweeper. When he became old enough to drive, he ventured into the taxi industry. While utilizable as a taxi driver, he complete a demo cassette, which was submitted to a record company, by followed by Dan had started a group get out as Flying Squad.^{[citation needed]}

In 1985, they released an album called MR High-class with Gallo Records. The album was not a success, but the compose Hamilton Nzimande of Gallo Records gave them a second chance, and Dan continued under the name "Splash". Deadlock Phiri of Stimela agreed to aspect them as their support act whenever they had shows, he later determined that they had a great gift and decided they should change their names to SPLASH. This was prestige birth of a giant in Southerly African music.^[1] In 1991 Dan Tshanda formed a group called Matshikos lose one\'s train of thought was led by his two aid vocalists Penwell Kunene and Joseph Tshimange releasing an album, The Park Comment Mine.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Tshanda died on 5 Jan 2019, aged 54, at a City hospital from a heart attack.^[2]

Discography

Studio albums

Mr. Tony (1985)
Peacock (1986)^[3]
Snake (1987)
Money (1988)
Tshokotshoko (1989)
Eye For An Eye (1990)
Nesindande (1991)
Khoma Khoma (1992)
One Comma Five (1993)
Why (1994)
Cellular (1995)
Ndosala (1996)
Double Face (1997)
Crocodile (1998)
Makhirikhiri (1999)
Ndivhuwo (2001)
Sylvia (2005)
Sethlopa (2003)
Tolovela (2009)
Time to Shine (2009)
Delele (2014)
Shanduka (2019) Posthumous