tracks

Yekanini
Izangoma
uDadewetha
Senzeni
Sevelina
iJadu
Izinyembezi
Wayi Thathaphi
Ngeke Lithuthuke
Ngisizeni
Isithembu
Akwehlanga Lungehlanga
Isithothobala
Kheta Eyakho

notes

Born of the Zulu experience of labour migrancy, maskanda is a musical dance style dominated by lush acoustic guitar ‘picking’ and distinctive rhythms. Born in 1953 in Umzinto, on KwaZulu-Natal’s south coast, Shiyani Ngcobo has been a maskanda musician for more than thirty years. The winner of numerous maskanda awards, his use of a mixture of the rhythmic patterns associated with its different styles has earned him a reputation in South Africa as something of a maskanda maestro. This album captures how he has remained true to the aesthetic of early maskanda, while at the same time nurturing his own individual style.

credits

Composed By, Written By – Khetuwise Ngcobo (tracks: 5), Phathekile Lukhozi (tracks: 6), Shiyani Ngcobo (tracks: 1-4, 7-14)
Concertina – Msawakhe Mkhize (tracks: 12)
Mastered By – Duncan Cowell
Mixed By – Rob Keyloch
Recorded By – David Birch
Violin, Voice, Handclaps – Thulasizwe Ndlangisa
Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Handclaps, Drum – Shiyani Ngcobo
Voice, Electric Bass, Handclaps, Rattle, Acoustic Guitar – Aaron Meyiwa
Voice, Whistle – Phathekile Lukhozi

companies

Recorded At – Tropical Sweat Studios
Mixed At – Church Walk Studio
Mastered At – Sound Mastering

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