SAFE ENERGY: The Visionary Song-dreamer of the Mzansi Sound
At least once in a musician’s life, they stand on a stage and realise they are exactly where they are supposed to be. For Lindokuhle Njabulo Hadebe — known to…
KWANTU ALBUM RECORDING: Day 3 of 3
Photoshoot and Goodbyes 22 February 2025, Saturday The day was set for a photoshoot, and the weather was friendly enough for the course. We all met infront of Kwantu Village,…
KWANTU ALBUM RECORDING: Day 2 of 3
Vocal Recordings and Artist Interviews 21 February 2025, Friday The second day, the team was focusing on recording vocals only. The absence of instruments brought out that distinct texture of…
KWANTU ALBUM RECORDING: Day 1 of 3
Rehearsals and New Compositions 20 February 2025, Thursday With the team having been at Kwantu Village since the Sunday of the 16th, it was time to start recording the music.…
THE IKHAMANGA OF ALL ORDERS: “The Most Important Musician In South Africa.”
We were sitting on the spacious veranda after the recording and shoot of the album kwaNtu. I was sitting with the designer and music curator nkosasazana Bathini, chef Bathandwa, Kwantu…
OF ORDERS AND IKHAMANGAS: The Work Of A BaNtu Bluesman
Bafo’s music being inspired by divination rhythms, it comes a certain way. Bafo has mentioned having poetic dreams, and those being the force behind his music. Through this process, he…
OF ORDERS AND IKHAMANGAS: Madala is Madala is Madala
Having not gone to school, and letting go of a promising diski career, music became the only way out for the growing Kunene. Though he played Mbaqanga under the association…
OF ORDERS AND IKHAMANGAS: The Young Muziwakhe Kunene
Or we can call him Bafo by now. Bafo is one of the last of them. The last of those cats who saw what they were supposed to see post…
Dr.MADALA KUNENE AND SIBUSILE XABA: Presenting Their Duo’s Debut Album, kwaNTU.
Sawubona. Let me tell you what happened when Dr.Madala Kunene and mnumzane Sibusile Xaba had a residency at Kwantu Village. From 16 – 22 February, they put work on what…