Strike David Vilakazi (also written Vilakezi)[1][2] was a South African vocalist, drummer, trumpeter, composer, and music producer.
[4] Originally performed by Nancy Jacobs and Her Sisters, as with many other protest songs of this period, "Meadowlands" was made popular both within and outside South Africa by Miriam Makeba,[5] and it became an anthem of the movement against apartheid.
[2] From 1952 to 1970 he also ran the black division of the music production company True Tone Records.
The music that resulted has been described as the earliest style of mbaqanga, a genre that would remain popular among black South Africans for many years.
Vilakezi charged that she had appropriated some of his recorded music in the play's hit song "Mama Thembu's Wedding".