Skeleton

Maskanda from the township of Umlazi in Durban, South Africa. Produced and recorded by Juno Reactor's Ben Watkins in 1995 during his residence at the seconf Outernational Meltdown sessions in Johannesburg. The album features sessions by Busi Mhlongo, Jessica Lauren, Lungiswa, Max Lässer and Pops Mohamed.

Recorded end of 1995 at Downtown Studios in Johannesburg during the second Outernational Meltdown recordings by M.E.L.T. 20000. It was during these sessions when Ben Watkins discovered the talents of Mabi Thobejane and members of Amampondo which consequently led to the first tour of Juno Reactor with African musicians. Juno Reactor toured the USA with Moby at that point. Skeleton are a Durban (Zulu) based maskanda group and for the first time in the long history of this very traditional form of rap presented almost exclusively by male, have stomping techno flavored beats put a new twist to it. Ben Watkinks's production skills are immaculate and his range of musical taste allows for working with always new and experimental flavors.

When originally recorded Skeleton was a four-piece Maskanda band from Zululand featuring:
Themba "Ncane" Ngubane, born December 23, 1957, in Greytown, lead singer and drums;
the late "Skeleton" Musa Ngubane, born 1960 in Greytown, late lead guitarist;
Mangisi Zondo, born 1963 in Bulwer, keyboards and the late [a5266100], born 1972 in Greytown, backing vocals and bass.
All members of the band came from the rural towns of Zululand and resided in the sprawling township of Umlazi, south of Durban