Splash (South African band)

Splash were a Soweto township band of the 1980s and 1990s led by Dan Tshanda, lead vocalist and bass guitar.[1][2][3]

History

Formation and early years (1985-1991)

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.

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.[4] 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.

Death

Tshanda died on 5 January 2019, aged 54, at a Johannesburg hospital from a heart attack.[5]

Discography

Albums
  • Peacock Gallo BL 555 1986[6]
  • Snake Gallo BL 578 1987
  • Money Gallo BL 624 1988
  • Tshokotshoko Gallo HUL 40183 1989
  • Eye For An Eye Gallo HUL 40201 1990
  • Nesindande Gallo SPLASH 6 1991
  • Khoma Khoma Gallo SPLASH 7 1992
  • One Comma Five Gallo 1993
  • Why Gallo 1994
  • Cellular Gallo 1995
  • Ndosala Gallo 1996
  • Double Face Gallo 1997
  • Crocodile Bula 1998
  • Makhirikhiri Dalom 1999
  • Ndivhuwo Dalom 2001
  • Sethlopa Dalom 2003
  • Sylvia Dalom 2005
  • Springbok Dalom 2007
  • Tolobela Dalom 2009
  • Xewani Dalom 2011
  • Delele Dalom 2014

References
  1. Max Mojapelo, Sello Galane Beyond Memory: Recording the History, Moments and Memories 1920299289 2008 "Patricia Majalisa also took the music industry by storm backed by Dan Tshanda's band, Splash ..."
  2. Louise Meintjes Sound of Africa!: Making Music Zulu in a South African Studio 2003 0822384639 p.40 "And, following his soul music successes, Nzimande launched the career of a township pop band, Splash, whose music largely defined a new market category, township pop."
  3. Max Mojapelo, Sello Galane - Beyond Memory: Recording the History, Moments and Memories of South ... 2008 =1920299289 "Splash was Dan Tshanda (lead vocalist and bass guitar), Penuel Kunene (drums), Joseph tshimange (keyboards), patrick Mthimkhulu (keyboards), albert Mthimkhulu (keyboards) and peter Leotlela (keyboards). In the same year their big break came when they recorded their debut album Peacock with Gallo, a record company that was to be their life-long musical home. two men who'll always be associated with the success story of Splash are engineer Dave Segal and producer ...
  4. "SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC". www.music.org.za.
  5. Charles Cilliers, "Music legend Dan Tshanda certified dead at Sandton hospital", The Citizen, 5 January 2019; retrieved 6 January 2019.
  6. Mojapelo, Max (2008). Beyond Memory: Recording the History, Moments and Memories of South African Music. African Minds. ISBN 9781920299286.
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