Bongeziwe x Sun-El Musician help bring SA to life

We love our musicians and we love South Africa and seeing them come together in this beautiful Zee Ntuli-directed clip makes our hearts sing. Bongeziwe Mabandla worked on the new song “Umhle” with Sun-El Musician to provide the perfect soundtrack for SA Tourism’s just-released “Live Again” Global Brand campaign. Watch it and be prepared to pack […]

Bongeziwe Mabandla and Sun-El Musician soundtrack SA for new global campaign 

In a dream pairing for music fans, Bongeziwe Mabandla has collaborated with Sun-El Musician for a brand new track, “Umhle”. The pair created the song especially for SA Tourism’s recently-released “Live Again” Global brand campaign that was directed by Zee Ntuli.   To the sounds of “Umhle”, the clip takes in iconic South African destinations like […]

Bongeziwe Mabandla Sold Out South African Tour

Bongeziwe Mabandla’s South African November tour is among the fastest-selling of a solo contemporary South African artist.  When the first round of tickets went on sale, the demand was intense, with an opening online queue of 4 000 people, causing the site to temporarily crash. According to Quicket, an incredible total of 751.66K fans came […]

Bongeziwe Mabandla wraps up another acclaimed EU/UK tour

There are just two dates left on Bongeziwe Mabandla’s European/UK tour which has been earning the artist significant acclaim and expanding his already substantial global fanbase. The multi-award winning artist will play London on November 7th and November 8th – with the second date having been added after the first sold out. Bongeziwe plays the […]

Bongeziwe Mabandla Live on Tour

Ticket links for Bongeziwe Mabandla’s October / November European Tour Below: 21.10.21 LA SIRENE – La Rochelle 22.10.21 LE K-FE QUOI – Forcalquier 23.10.21 DE DOELEN – Rotterdam 24.10.21 METROPOOL– Enschende 25.10.21 PARADISO NOORD – Amsterdam 26.10.21 DOORNROOSJE – Nijmegen 28.10.21 SALZHAUS – Winterthur 29.10.21 LE JAM – Montpellier 31.10.21 LE NEF – Angouleme 07.11.21 […]

Parra for Cuva taps Bongeziwe Mabandla for new album

German electronic producer and DJ, Parra for Cuva, has worked with Bongeziwe Mabandlaon his newly released album, Juno.The award-winning and critically acclaimed South African artist features alongside somebrilliant electronic grooves – courtesy of Cologne-based artist Moglii – on “Kamara”. Theproduction places Bongeziwe’s otherworldly vocals in a lush sonic landscape on one of the13-track album’s standout […]

Bongeziwe Mabandla’s iimini honoured with South African Music Award

Congratulations to Bongeziwe Mabandla on winning his second South African Music Award(SAMA)!iimini was named Best Alternative Album at the virtual ceremony on July 31st and the wholeBlack Major team is thrilled that this beautiful release was recognised. We are proud tohave put this album out to the world, in what is undeniably the most challenging […]

Muzi remixes Bongeziwe Mabandla’s “Mini Esadibana Ngayo”

Muzi’s creation of an official remix of Bongeziwe Mabandla’s “Mini Esadibana Ngayo” brings together two of South Africa’s most remarkable artists on one track. Released on 30 July, the remix offers up a version of “Mini Esadibana Ngayo” (“the first day we met”) that retains the subtle grace of iimini’s opening track while elevating and […]

Congratulations to Black Major’s SAMA nominees!

Congratulations go to Bongeziwe Mabandla, Mr Jazziq and Dwson for their slate of South African Music Awards (SAMA) nominations.  With three nominations, Mabandla’s iimini is already impacting the 27th edition of the annual awards while Reece Madlisa & Zuma’s Ama Roto EP is up for two of the awards’ high-profile categories – Duo/Group of the […]