Mara Teboho Louw was born in July 1952 in Mzimhlophe, Soweto.Like many of our powerful voices she started singing in church choir.Some of her first awards was for best alto soloist while in Wilbur Baqwa's Wilbur Music Group.Versatile Mara also acted in Gibson Kent's Sikhalo and in 1970 she joined the musical Meropa which toured Japan,Hong Kong.Britain and the Philippines.While in London with the musical,she had the honour to perform for the Queen.She went solo in 1976 and performed in countries like former South West Africa (Namibia) in cabaret.She also had a lead role in the musical "African Odyssey".When American joe Walker revived King Kong in 1979,she played the leading role.She also toured the former protectorates in cabaret and played the role of "Tituba in The Crucible".Other musicals she featured in included "Ekhaya,Nkosi The Healing Song"."My Name Is Alice