Vuyo Mokoena (Vuyisile Templeton Mokoena) (02 February 1968 - 23 May 2008) Gospel Singer & Songwriter - Vuyo was one talented artist who left a void that.
Vuyo started from humble beginnings of Duduza, near Nigel where he stayed as a child and was determined to be a top music performer, though his....
Vuyo: the closet Zimbo. . . the mystery of gospel singer’s identity
By Bruce Ndlovu
TWO years ago, South African gospel superstar Rebecca Malope surprised fans when she revealed that Vuyo Mokoena, another gospel titan also thought to be from that country, was actually from Zimbabwe.
Rebecca was performing at Queens Sports Club during a concert that was all but a flop, with only a handful of fans present on that chilly evening to bear witness to the South African gospel queen’s reputed stage prowess.
Rebecca, stomping around on stage as if in a trance, confirmed what had until that point been a secret in gospel music circles.
In the midst of such an enthralling performance some might have thought that perhaps Rebecca’s revelation was just the slip of a tongue.
The gospel queen, bewitched by her own stage wizardry, might have just spoken out of turn.
The next morning however, in the relative calm of a local hotel, she confirmed what she had revealed the previous e