Bongeziwe Mabandla’s emotional debut on A Colors Show
With his fourth album amaXesha due for release on 5 May, South Africa’s Bongeziwe Mabandla takes up his position as a leader of a Black Alternative sound from Africa that’s finding an audience right across the world and staking its claim as one of the most singular music forms around. Bongeziwe Mabandla made his debut […]
Raw emotion propels new Bongeziwe Mabandla single “ndikhale”
The latest single from South African artist Bongeziwe Mabandla captures the raw emotion that results from songwriting in a moment of pure heartache. Titled “ndikhale”, the single is the third from the award-winning artist’s forthcoming album amaXesha and it’s the most earthy song on the album, a potent reminder of the musical essence that’s at […]
Bongeziwe Mabandla – noba bangathini (Visualiser)
Bongeziwe Mabandla – ukuthanda wena (Visualiser)
Bongeziwe Mabandla heads to Mexico for six shows
Bongziwe Mabandla is heading over to Mexico for his first tour of the South American country. The six-date tour gets underway on March 30th at Departamento in Mexico City before the award-winner heads to Oyameles (April 1st), San Miguel Allende (April 2nd), Yucatan (April 5th), Bacalar (April 7th) and Tulum (April 8th). The tour comes […]
Sold Out sign for Bongeziwe Mabandla’s London show and new date added
Bongeziwe Mabandla’s upcoming show at London’s 100 Club on June 1st has sold out and a second night has been added. Tickets are still available for the June 4th London show but are selling fast as the enigmatic spirit of African soul heads out for a slate of new live dates to support his fourth […]
Praise for Bongeziwe’s ukuthanda wena continues
ukuthanda wena, has garnered prestigious playlisting most notably Spotify’s “Made in Africa” playlist and Apple Music “Essentials”. The single was also featured in The Voice, the UK’s only black national newspaper. The publication praised Mabandla’s unique sound, and aptly headlined the article “Bongeziwe Mabandla is ‘loving you’” – read the full article here. You can […]
Bongeziwe Mabandla releases atmospheric new single ‘ukuthanda wena’
The latest single from Bongeziwe Mabandla, ‘ukuthanda wena’ LISTEN, delivers a universal message of what it feels like to feel spurned in love, through an atmospheric song that’s hard to shake. In what he describes as a song about “heartache and the dark side of love”, ‘ukuthanda wena’ takes its creative impulse from a time […]
Listen to Bongeziwe Mabandla’s beautiful new single “Noba Bangathini” today!
Being imperfect and in love and loving an imperfect person is the subject of a beautiful new single from Bongeziwe Mabandla that is available to listen to now on all streaming platforms. Titled “Noba Bangathini”, the single from the multi-award winning South African artist sees Mabandla lyrically exploring an aspect of love that many of […]
Bongeziwe Mabandla explores love’s imperfections on new single “Noba Bangathini”
This January sees the release of “Noba Bangathini”, the first single off Bongeziwe Mabandla’s upcoming album. A song about being imperfect and in love and loving an imperfect person, the much-anticipated new music from the multi-award winning South African artist sees Mabandla exploring love’s frontiers in moving depth. “Noba Bangathini” also signals the onset of […]
