UQhoshangokwenzakwakhe joins fellow maskandi voice Luve Dubazane on Ngicela ukuyokusebenzela, a Zulu-language record rooted in South Africa’s maskandi tradition.
The title Ngicela ukuyokusebenzela speaks to the language of work and provision that runs through much maskandi songwriting, where everyday struggle and dignity sit at the centre of the words. With Luve Dubazane alongside him, the song pairs two artists working in the same Zulu storytelling lane.
Maskandi is carried by guitar picking, concertina and call-and-response singing, so a collaboration like this is as much about two voices answering each other as about the lyrics. It is one for listeners who follow the genre and the KwaZulu-Natal scene it comes from.
