Born in Matangari, Venda, Dan Tshanda had to leave school at the primary level due to lack of funds in the family. Dan got a job as a newspaper vendor for an Afrikaans newspaper, where his father worked as a sweeper. When he became old enough to drive, he ventured into the taxi industry. While working as a taxi driver, he made a demo cassette, which was submitted to a record company, by then Dan had started a group known as Flying Squad.[citation needed]
In 1985, they released an album called MR TONY with Gallo Records. The album was not a success, but the late Hamilton Nzimande of Gallo Records gave them a second chance, and Dan continued under the name "Splash". Ray Phiri of Stimela agreed to feature them as their support act whenever they had shows, he later discovered that they had a great talent and decided they should change their names to SPLASH. This was the birth of a giant in South African music.[1] In 1991 Dan Tshanda formed a group called Matshikos that was led by his two backing vocalists Penwell Kunene and Joseph Tshimange releasing an album, The Park Is Mine.[citation needed]
Death
Tshanda died on 5 January 2019, aged 54, at a Johannesburg hospital from a heart attack.[2]
splash, south, african, band, splash, were, soweto, township, band, 1980s, 1990s, tshanda, lead, vocalist, bass, guitar, splashoriginsowetogenressoulfolkpoplabelsgallo, record, company, former, membersalbert, mthimkulu, daniel, ndivhiseni, tshanda, joseph, tsh. Splash were a Soweto township band of the 1980s and 1990s led by Dan Tshanda lead vocalist and bass guitar SplashOriginSowetoGenresSoulFolkPopLabelsGallo Record Company former MembersAlbert Mthimkulu Daniel Ndivhiseni Tshanda Joseph Tshimange Patrick Mthimkulu Penual Kunene Peter Leotlela Contents 1 History 1 1 Formation and early years 1985 1991 2 Death 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Splash South African band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Formation and early years 1985 1991 Edit Born in Matangari Venda Dan Tshanda had to leave school at the primary level due to lack of funds in the family Dan got a job as a newspaper vendor for an Afrikaans newspaper where his father worked as a sweeper When he became old enough to drive he ventured into the taxi industry While working as a taxi driver he made a demo cassette which was submitted to a record company by then Dan had started a group known as Flying Squad citation needed In 1985 they released an album called MR TONY with Gallo Records The album was not a success but the late Hamilton Nzimande of Gallo Records gave them a second chance and Dan continued under the name Splash Ray Phiri of Stimela agreed to feature them as their support act whenever they had shows he later discovered that they had a great talent and decided they should change their names to SPLASH This was the birth of a giant in South African music 1 In 1991 Dan Tshanda formed a group called Matshikos that was led by his two backing vocalists Penwell Kunene and Joseph Tshimange releasing an album The Park Is Mine citation needed Death EditTshanda died on 5 January 2019 aged 54 at a Johannesburg hospital from a heart attack 2 Discography EditStudio albums Edit 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 PosthumousReferences Edit SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC www music org za Charles Cilliers Music legend Dan Tshanda certified dead at Sandton hospital The Citizen 5 January 2019 retrieved 6 January 2019 LEGODIMO CHIPPA Mmegi Online Majalisa s death officially marks Splash end Mmegi Online Retrieved 4 March 2021 Further reading EditMojapelo Max 2008 Beyond Memory Recording the History Moments and Memories of South African Music African Minds ISBN 9781920299286 External links EditSplash discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Splash South African band amp oldid 1107777450, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
