Legendary musician Thandiswa Mazwai will release the first single from her upcoming album Sankofa on April 12 and her NPR Tiny Desk concert will drop on April 1.
Thandiswa’s new single ‘Kulungile’, featuring Nduduzo Makhathini, will be released on April 12 on all streaming platforms.
Thandiswa says: “Sankofa in the Ghanian language Twi means to go back and fetch what’s been left behind – what is important, what honours you, and what needs healing. Kulungile is about healing some of the traumas that we experience as children. Many of us have faced rejection and abandonment, sexual violence. This song is for that child within that seeks justice, comfort and healing.”
Thandiswa will be releasing her much-awaited album Sankofa in May 2024! This will be celebrated with an exciting performance at Carnival City, Johannesburg on 11 May. The show will also include songs from Zabalaza, Thandiswa’s iconic debut solo album, which turns 20 today. Tickets are available at Computicket.
Regarding Tiny Desk, Thandiswa says “TinyDesk was one of those dreams come true for me and my fans. It was intimate and the team at NPR were extremely generous. Thank you to globalFEST for hooking us up. The show was shot on a snowy day in DC this January. They usually ask that performances are kept to about 15-18mins. So we did about 5 songs, some of them shortened.”
Tiny Desk Concerts, which began in 2008, is a video series of live concerts hosted by NPR Music in the US. It has established itself as one of music’s premiere platforms and has had artists across genres such as Usher, Taylor Swift, Babyface, Burna Boy among many others. Tiny Desk x globalFEST series was born in order to bring globalFEST’s international music discovery into people’s homes. The concert can be viewed on NPR’s youtube page.
About Thandiswa
Thandiswa Mazwai is one of the most influential musicians on the South African music scene. She began her career in 1995 with Bongo Maffin, one of the pioneering bands of the Kwaito era. After 6 award-winning albums with Bongo Maffin she ventured onto a solo career. Her first project Zabalaza (2004), reached double platinum status and won numerous awards, including a Kora award for Best African Female and four South African Music Awards. Her sophomoric release Ibokwe (2009) and third album Belede (2016) reached gold status within a few weeks of release. Thandiswa has performed all over the world at venues including: the FIFA 2010 World Cup Opening Ceremony, the Apollo Theatre, Radio City Hall, The Cannes Film Festival, Africa Express, BBC World Music Awards, TED, Afropunk, Carnegie Hall Citywide Festival, Lincoln Centre, among others. She has shared the stage with legends like Salif Keita, Hugh Masekela, Busi Mhlongo, Stevie Wonder, Cesaria Evora, Paul Simon, and many others.
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