Editing Maskandi (section)

==Gender==

It has been described it as "The music played by the man on the move, the modern minstrel, today's troubadour. It is the music of the man walking the long miles to court a bride, or to meet with his Chief; a means of transport. It is the music of the man who sings of his real life experiences, his daily joys and sorrows, his observations of the world. It's the music of the man who's got the Zulu blues."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.durban.gov.za/eThekwini/Tourism_and_Leisure/the_arts/music/zulucontemporary|title=ETHEKWINI ONLINE: The official site of Durban, South Africa - Zulu Contemporary|date=March 8, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050308043608/http://www.durban.gov.za/eThekwini/Tourism_and_Leisure/the_arts/music/zulucontemporary|archive-date=2005-03-08}}</ref>

Nowadays it is no longer just the exclusive domain of men and women, most notably the late [[Busi Mhlongo]], have become prominent figures within the genre.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tolsi |first=Niren |author-link=Mail & Guardian |date=15 May 2006 |title=Mhlongo Maskandi |url=https://mg.co.za/friday/2006-05-05-mhlongo-maskandi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019000423/https://mg.co.za/friday/2006-05-05-mhlongo-maskandi/ |archive-date=19 October 2021 |access-date=8 April 2024 |work=Mail & Guardian}}</ref>