British ska - pop - brit reggae sixpiece - five women and one man
Their name means the Zulu people in the Zulu language. Founded by percussionist
Sharon Bailey and their first lead singer Rose Minor which soon was replaced by
Annie Ruddock. Their first line up included bassist
Clare Kenny, saxophonist
Lesley Beach, guitarist Margo Sagov and drummer Nardo Bailey. Their first manager was
Chas Chandler. Former manager of
X-Ray Spex and
Adam Ant, Falcon Stuart discovered them and helped them release their first single
Cairo. By the time they released their debut album they had been reduced to a trio (
Annie Ruddock,
Lesley Beach and
Sharon Bailey). Soon after 1986 they became a duo, after
Lesley Beach left the trio. Their biggest hit is
Too Good To Be Forgotten (No.5 in U.K. charts in 1986). Their last hit was a rendition of Tommy James & The Shondells’ 1968 classic
Mony Mony (No.38 in U.K. charts in 1987). Their sole U.S. hit was their cover on the Bobby Bloom’s 1970 hit
Montego Bay (No. 90 in 1987 in pop charts). They disbanded after their second album, in 1988.