Samthing_Soweto - Call-girl-my-girl

Written by: Thandiswa
Additional Programming and Engineering by: pH

Yeyam Nawe (#FreedomIs4Everyone)

The people most affected by violent upheavals and the mothers and their children, this song is dedicated to them. A hidden track off A New Myth this song was recorded late at night in reverence of the goddess and eternal mother.

Mama nomtwana

Igagu: Tribute song to the great Vusi Ximba and his contributions to the world of keyboard playing that influenced my early stages of keyboard playing, his music allowed me to situate a foreign instrument in a local dialect. 

Credits:

Nduduzo Makhathini - Piano

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonathan Eato at The Fismer Hall, Stellenbosch University 9 October 2016

Artwork: Front - Lerato Kuzwayo

Sleeve design: Donne Dowlman

Igagu

Shongo Foo (a regional slang for flossing) is a BeatLords collaboration between Morena Leraba from Lesotho, DJ Spoko and Andre Geldenhuys from South Africa (members of Fantasma). Shongo Foo was recorded in Johannesburg (South Africa) by Riccardo Benigno (RMB Studios), and mastered in Cape Town (South Africa) by Gareth Jones (Jumping Back Slash).

Lyrics: @MorenaLeraba | Production: @DJSPOKOM and @Andre-Geldenhuys | Recording: @RicBenigno at RMB Studios | Mixing: @RicBenigno at RMB Studios | Mastering: @JumpingBackSlash (Cape Town, South Africa) | Cover Design: *Fpomart – Behance: https://www.behance.net/fpomart

©MorenaLeraba, 2017, BeatLords Productions

Shongo Foo (SINGLE)

Shongo Foo

Shongo Foo - DJ Spoko, Morena Leraba and Andre Geldenhuys

Selula

Single

Voetsek Maan Ndiyeke

Produced by: Maloon TheBoom.
Mixed and mastered by: Kay Faith.
Recorded at: Versed Sound.
Photo by: Yonela Makoba.

Bhoza

Soon, the question on everybody’s lips will be: “Have You Heard? Have you heard how The Muffinz rule the world?”. The Muffinz have unleashed their mysteriously beautiful world of eclectic soul to the South African public and they are set for world domination.

The music of The Muffinz is so new, yet so soulful, so accessible, so honest and so innocent, that it appeals to all age groups, races, classes and sexes. 

The five young musicians make a refreshing change from the usual run of the mill rappers and house DJs, who are currently dominating the popular music scene, in that they play real instruments, and they play them well. Added to that is all five musicians are great singers in their different genres of expertise.

Take for instance electric guitarist and vocalist, Atomza. His voice is best described as a young Michael Jackson meets Usher with a twist of rock. Drummer Keke then enters with his  Senegalese meets rumba vocals. The band switch from a groovy R&B rhythm led by acoustic guitarist Mthae and bassist Skabz, to a classy jazz guitar sound introduced by electric guitarist and acapella singer, Simz. And that by the way is just on one song!

That is why, to explain the band, they decided to call themselves The Muffinz. Explains Mthae: “We wanted a name that would be remembered, something catchy but a name that people would want to find out more about. Plus, we all come from different backgrounds musically and so we all bring different ingredients - as in the ingredients in a muffin.”



The Muffinz - Have You Heard?

DUMAZILE 

" in the post - post Apocalypse.  In the times where the rumour of war is an short-term-memory anecdote for those who have lived through and still live in the war itself. this unceasing light from the barrel of the firing stick/ the TV screen/ the camera flash/ the light bulb/ the pylon/ the stars/ have you seen a star disappear?

                         it's because they become sick and die. "

Dumazile (Zimbabwe, 1990) is a song written by Nongoma's parents Themba and Bajabulile Ndlovu founders of the band Children of Nandi. Dumazile speaks about the stigma surrounding HIV and how it affects the sufferer and those around them. It also serves as a metaphor for  the 'chosen' child that goes through a traumatic series of events before submitting to the calling and how that process affects both them and those around them.

This version of Dumazile is a Live Recording of the performance of the song at ALT BLK CONTINUA series (curated by Msaki) held at The Velvet Lounge in East London in late 2018.

DUMAZILE [Live - East London]

When 8 Bars Short was still a part of No Idea. s/o to Thabs and Sive

Oh, juuuuuuuust by the way. The was recorded in early 2012. We weren't copying anybody  :(

Black Bird ft Thabs & Sive

Morena Leraba is a Mosotho musician and shepherd from of Ha-Mojela in Mafeteng district, located south of Lesotho's capital Maseru. Leraba’s music (especially lyrics) is deeply rooted in Lesotho's traditional music, poetry, and it’s sub-genre, Famo, which was introduced as early as the 1920s when Basotho men were migrant workers in South African mines. However, the approach in the beat is significantly different as it hurls almost everything from Electro, Electronica, Afro-House, Folk, and Hip-Hop.

Leraba made his first appearance on the international scene in 2014 when he was featured in a song "Do You Know Know Lesotho" by a Cape Town/German band, The Freerangers. Carl McMillan, a filmmaker based in Lesotho was introduced to Leraba in the village of Ha-Nchela, in Berea district (where he's still based as a shepherd) and spotted his talent then. During the same time, he introduced Leraba to the band (friends he studied with in Cape Town); hence, did collaboration on their song while visiting Lesotho.

From there, Leraba released his first single, Bojete (Produced by Fritz Holscher, Germany) that got the attention of Brooklyn-based producer, Kashaka; hence, followed another collaboration, "Lithebera" and was premiered by Okayafrica in New York...