Dizu Plaatjies

South Africa

Dizu Plaatjies, the son of an African traditional healer, grew up in the Cape Town township, Langa. He is the founder and former leader of South Africa's internationally celebrated marimba group, AMAMPONDO. He led Amampondo in performance from the streets of Cape Town to international concert stages, from Canada to Taiwan, going through the Mandela Birthday Concert in Wembley Stadium.

Multi-instrumentalist, Dizu mixes various traditional African instruments and songs with his own original lyrics and melodies.
His voice is used as a footbridge to a unique world made of costumes and spirituality. Sublime songs from Zimbabwe, percussions to heal the souls and A capellas which use fragments of hip-hop, Dizu arranges musical traditions and composes unforgettable moments.

MONDOMIX

Dizu Plaatjies

© Patrick Lee Thorp

Dizu Plaatjies / © Patrick Lee Thorp

to listen

African Kings


African kings

extract "State of Emergency"  

track : State of Emergency

album : African Kings (2008)

MySpace website of The Dizu Plaatjies & Ibuyambo Ensemble

Mountain Records website

Videos on Mondomix website

Concert in Berlin - nov 2009 Youtube

Vidéo 1 on YouTube

Vidéo 2 on YouTube

Vidéo 3 on Youtube

Vidéo 4 on YouTube

Vidéo 5 sur Youtube