Feelings do not always behave, and Kusebenza Amafeelings from AFRIKA, featuring Ziphi Ndzimande, treats them like workers who have decided to clock in.
The phrase mixes Zulu with English, and it reads as the feelings are working, or feelings are taking effect. I would not stake a firm claim on every shade, but the idea is easy to picture. It is the moment when emotions you tried to ignore suddenly return and take over a quiet evening. Nigerians know that when a crush returns to mind, nothing else gets done.
The mix of languages gives the title a playful feel. The English word feelings sits in the middle of a Zulu sentence the way slang drops into everyday talk, and that makes it sound like something said between friends rather than a formal statement.
Ziphi Ndzimande joining AFRIKA gives the record a shared feel, and it appears on the album Zenza amanyala. A female voice beside the main artist on a title about emotions suggests a back and forth, which fits the subject.
It suits the hour when you are supposed to be asleep and your mind insists on replaying one conversation.
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