Malopoets were a musical group formed in

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by Patrick Sefolosha and Kenny Mathaba in 1978 in

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. The group has produced three studio albums: ''Fire'' (1982), ''Malopoets'' (1985) and ''Life is for Living'' (1988).

History

The Malopoets group was formed on July 17, 1978, the 11-th anniversary of the death of

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. Patrick Sefolosha, the Malopoets' leader in the 1980s, described Coltrane as "the godfather of the group". For a while during the 1980s the group was based in Switzerland. In mid-1980s the group included Patrick Sefolosha, Bruce Sosibo, Sam Shabalala, Pat Mokoka, Moss Manaka and Mervyn Africa. Malopoets released their second album, ''Malopoets'', in 1985; the album was recorded in Paris. In 1985 they also released a single ''Sound of the People'' (through

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). The band broke up in early 1986.

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