Name: Ni Songo Xela by Itai Hakim
Duration: 5 min 22 s
Description: The song is about counsel given from an elder advising their children and grand children to not get lost in the woods and to know how to find their way back to the village homestead. The woods in our modern context is the city and we're tasked with remembering where home is. By home I mean home, home. Ni songo gela is Venda for 'don't get lost or don't lose your way'.

It’s been a journey and a half, gratitudes to the heavens for the gift of life 🙏🏽

Just stumbled upon this Tshivenda masterpiece... 🫠 @itaiHakimi Ri cou humbela usa dzimiwa vhutsila havho 👌 The best venda jazztype song ive ever heard (if not the only)

Where can I buy this song, its too beautiful and in TshiVenda to. I love the PowerFM version so much.

no tengo puta idea de lo que dice pero es hermoso y triste.

great song I wish I could hear what his singing about 

This is a simple story of rural meeting urban, a vivid description of a song being written for how "the chase" often does not end up with a "catch" as well...


Umleqwa

Cover of Devil in Disguise by JJ Cal performed & mastered by Lewis Addison Rudd

Devil in disguise

The song is about the idea of being imortalized, as well as being reveered for your work, as it states about the work of a person. The theme is that of never dying, as if you do, you works shall defend you. 

This song features Bongani Tulwana, who also assisted in the sound. 

#IMISEBENZI

Yimisebenzi ethelela indoda

The song is about counsel given from an elder advising their children and grand children to not get lost in the woods and to know how to find their way back to the village homestead. The woods in our modern context is the city and we're tasked with remembering where home is. By home I mean home, home. Ni songo gela is Venda for 'don't get lost or don't lose your way'. 

Ni Songo Xela

Recorded at the Popsicle Studios in Cape Town while on Tour with The Brother Moves On. 

This is the Live Version of Ni Songo Xela

Itai Hakim Ft. The Brother Moves On - Ni Songo Xela (Popsicle Studio Session)

Nomad is a collaborative project from Nono Nkoane and Gally Ngoveni

Nomad

This is my first self-recorded song song, it's rather obscure I think, and drony, and draggy, and perhaps a bit heavy. An experiment of sorts, let me know what you think.

Goodbye

A poem written South African poet by Vus'umuzi Phakathi, and read by South African poet Modise Sekgothe. Taken from the love poetry and prose anthology #BreakBreathWithMe,

Day 132 - Read by Modise Sekgothe | Pen by Vus'umuzi Phakathi

DIPOKO tsa DIPOKO:
Ghosts of Poems
Poems of Ghosts
Poems of Poems
Ghosts of Ghosts

First official EP
Poetry: Modise Sekgothe
Vocals: Modise Sekgothe
Instruments: Modise Sekgothe(Djembe, Recorder and Singing bowl)
Production: Obakeng Makhutle 
Mixing and Mastering: Nelson "Versatile Beats" Matlaila

Dipoko Tsa Dipoko (EP)

As Lonely As The Sun

Unmastered version.  Us peoples dont know where or how to find ourselves.

~ 8 Bars Short
Itani on a vocal and a guitar. Pelonomi on a vocal and a guitar.

Kombela

'do ut des' is written on my sisters left arm. This song was written for her and the relationship that changed when she moved away from home and when she got married and i was not so much such a part of her life anymore. 

Once again, its the Unmastered version.

~8 Bars Short

So That You Know

Itai Hakim's Debut EP - The Domino Effect of Conductive Feathers

Release Date 28 April - 1 May
Independent Release

Track List

1. Xivutiso (28/04/2017) 
2. Kokwani (29/04/2017)
3. Dream Swings (1/05/2017)

Ni Songo Xela

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