for too many years I was used to being a whisper in the wind
so many days go by quicker than I can close my bedroom window

I've never looked away from the stars
but sometimes they hide away from me
I've never looked away from the stars
but I know what's meant for me will be

I wonder if I'll ever be free of all the doubts and fears within me
I guess that's how it is, they say healing is a journey, I agree

cause I've never looked away from the stars
but sometimes they hide away from me
I've never looked away from the stars
cause I know what's meant for me, will be

Bedroom Window

Moon Magic

love circle.

it isnt magic.

show and tell.

Thy Will

inspired by the kindest and most compassionate person I have ever met.

Divine Ability

in the melody. (bonus track)

kaleidoscope

A two-sided story from the perspective of an unhappy and naive Yamkela to an IDGAF Yamkela.

The Naked Truth EP

Naive & Hell Bound

Single

African Stars and Skies

Un Beso Español (A Spanish Kiss) is an ode to a woman who can only be described as passionate. “I wish to kiss you before the sun goes down” refers to the tendencies of lovers, tendencies which cause them not to resolve feelings before the sun goes down, which is always better than “leaving it till tomorrow.” A precise ensemble of African Xhosa lyricism embellished with a Spanish Hook.

Produced by Noden
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Smokey
Written by Yamkela Ntshakaza

Un Beso Espanol

instrumental duality

a drop of air

uncomfortably comfortable

comfortably uncomfortable

ungubani

a soul's odyssey

Sensual layers of lyricism coupled with double entendre throughout, a keen sense of harmony and vocal tonality melt together to form Yamkela's single Brown Sugar: an ode to the everlasting beauty of melanin in all its shades and doses, and the magic of a bond in mutual desire.

Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar - Yamkela

produced by C h a z beats and canis_lupis

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