Nana Coyote

Nana Coyote
Birth nameTsietsi Daniel Motijoane
Born(1955-08-17)August 17, 1955
Lesotho
OriginLesotho
DiedJuly 5, 2010(2010-07-05) (aged 55)
Johannesburg, South Africa
GenresMbaqanga, Soul, Pop, R&B, Jazz
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1975–2010
LabelsWild Dog Music

Tsietsi Daniel Motijoane, better known as Nana Coyote, was a Lesotho born South African musician. Motijoane grew up in Sharpeville, in what is known as the Vaal Triangle. He started singing at an early age and had formed a band by the time he was in high school.

One of his early recordings was an album titled Current in 1986 which had hit songs such as Current Uyayinova and Don't You Wanna Know Me, The following year (1987) released Who's Lord In The House, Save The World (1988) which was followed by Vuku Zenzele (1989) He performed and featured in album recordings, mostly as a featured artist with groups like Stimela and Sankomota, Started out at a local band called The Black Five in Sharpeville in 1975 where he was the lead singer, Throughout his career he worked with a number of bands, at times as a featured artist, and in some cases as a band member.

Coyote released his solo album titled “Majaja” [1] on the 1st of August 2003. In 2004, Nana Coyote, Steve Kekana and Joe Nina recorded a studio album as The Trio titled "My Pride, My Joy". The album also featured Tshepo Tshola and Hugh Masekela.

He also lent his voice to a number of musical projects, including "Party Time" by Moses Khumalo in 2005 and "Ke Nako" by Nutty Nys.

Nana Coyote died in 2010 after illness. He was posthumously honoured with a SAMA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016 at the South African Music Awards.

Awards and honours

Period Honour / Award
2016 SAMA Lifetime Achievement Award (SAMA 22) [2]

Discography

Albums

Year Title Label (original issue)
1986 Current Gallo Record Company
1987 Who's The Lord In The House Gallo Record Company
1988 Save The World Gallo Record Company
1989 Vuku Zenzele [3] Hot Stuff
2003 Majaja Kisanji Entertainment / Sheer Sounds [1]
2007 Mo Fe (Second Time Around) [4] Khula Records
2012 I Am Not A Musicians, I Am Music The Music Industry cc [5]

Compilations

Year Title Label (original issue)
2001 Best Of The Best Gallo Record Company

Singles and EPs

Year Title Label (original issue)
1986 Current (Uyayinova) (Backed by Stimela) Gallo Record Company
1988 Cosmic Man Gallo Record Company [6]
1988 Save The World (Duet With Benjamin Dube) Gallo Record Company
1989 Namibia 435 Teal Records [7]

As part of a band

Year Title Band Label (original issue)
2004 My Pride, My Joy The Trio Kisanji Entertainment / Sheer Sounds [8]
Year Title Album Album Artist Label (original issue)
1986 Take Your Love Love Triangle [9] Steve Kekana Gallo Record Company
1986 Whispers in the Deep Look, Listen and Decide [10] Stimela Gallo Record Company
1996 Hola Cool As Hell Alaska Universal Records
2005 Party Time Ibuyile Moses Khumalo Sheer Sounds [11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Majaja by Nana Coyote". Apple Music.
  2. ^ "3 SA music icons honoured with Lifetime Achievement Awards". Music In Africa. June 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Nana Coyote - Vuka Zenzele". Discogs.
  4. ^ "Nana Coyote - Mofe (Second Time Around) (CD) | Music | Buy online in South Africa from Loot.co.za".
  5. ^ "I AM NOT A MUSICIAN, I AM MUSIC" – via open.spotify.com.
  6. ^ "Coyote* - Cosmic Man". Discogs.
  7. ^ "Nana Coyote - Namibia 435". Discogs.
  8. ^ "My Pride, My Joy by The Trio". Apple Music.
  9. ^ "Steve Kekana - Love Triangle". Discogs.
  10. ^ "Look, Listen and Decide by Stimela". Apple Music.
  11. ^ "Ibuyile by Moses Khumalo". Apple Music.