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Countless artists have warned us that love stories tend not to finish well; Bongeziwe Mabandla joins their ranks. His new album iimini starts on 14th November 2016 with the moving meeting of a man and a woman and finishes on 12th April 2019 with the split of a couple. Mabandla delicately explores the contrasting emotions of a love story through guitars and transparent piano, lead vocals and backing choirs, sensual percussion and dreamlike electronic textures. It's difficult to find a flaw with this work that was harmoniously constructed with the help of Mozambican producer Tiago Correia-Paulo (Tumi and The Volume, Continuadores). The songs enter into dialogue with one another, building a coherently contrasting narrative. Sometimes, the rhythms are beefed up, like on the single jikeleza, or masiziyekelele whose second half portrays the dancing euphoria of the beginning of a relationship. The lyrics and the refined orchestration are accompanied by everyday sounds: a bustling road, a bird's call, a piercing trumpet are interspersed with the lovers' bedsheets or a lonesome pillow. The work is intimate, but nowhere near being static. There are certain moments on iimini where several atmospheres occupy space on the same track. A sleek folk couplet will precede a Zulu rhythm, or a hip-hop groove will transform into a melancholic tune. However this story of heartbreak is not without hope: you get the feeling that eventually, once the tears have dried and the heart has healed, there will remain a tender memory of happiness. ©️ Benjamin MiNiMuM/Qobuz
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Sony/ATV, MusicPublisher - Bongeziwe Mabandla, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tiago Correia Paulo, Composer, Producer
2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla 2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Sony/ATV, MusicPublisher - Bongeziwe Mabandla, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tiago Correia Paulo, Composer, Producer
2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla 2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Sony/ATV, MusicPublisher - Bongeziwe Mabandla, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tiago Correia Paulo, Composer, Producer
2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla 2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Sony/ATV, MusicPublisher - Bongeziwe Mabandla, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tiago Correia Paulo, Composer, Producer
2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla 2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Sony/ATV, MusicPublisher - Bongeziwe Mabandla, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tiago Correia Paulo, Composer, Producer
2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla 2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Sony ATV, MusicPublisher - Bongeziwe Mabandla, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tiago Correia Paulo, Composer, Producer
2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla 2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Sony/ATV, MusicPublisher - Bongeziwe Mabandla, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tiago Correia Paulo, Composer, Producer
2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla 2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Sony/ATV, MusicPublisher - Bongeziwe Mabandla, Composer, MainArtist - Tiago Correia Paulo, Composer, Producer
2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla 2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Sony ATV, MusicPublisher - Bongeziwe Mabandla, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tiago Correia Paulo, Composer, Producer - Son Little, FeaturedArtist - Mothership, MusicPublisher - Aaron Earl Livingston, Composer
2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla 2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Sony ATV, MusicPublisher - Bongeziwe Mabandla, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tiago Correia Paulo, Composer, Producer
2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla 2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Sony ATV, MusicPublisher - Bongeziwe Mabandla, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tiago Correia Paulo, Composer, Producer
2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla 2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Sony ATV, MusicPublisher - Bongeziwe Mabandla, Composer, MainArtist - Tiago Correia Paulo, Composer, Producer
2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla 2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla
Album review
Countless artists have warned us that love stories tend not to finish well; Bongeziwe Mabandla joins their ranks. His new album iimini starts on 14th November 2016 with the moving meeting of a man and a woman and finishes on 12th April 2019 with the split of a couple. Mabandla delicately explores the contrasting emotions of a love story through guitars and transparent piano, lead vocals and backing choirs, sensual percussion and dreamlike electronic textures. It's difficult to find a flaw with this work that was harmoniously constructed with the help of Mozambican producer Tiago Correia-Paulo (Tumi and The Volume, Continuadores). The songs enter into dialogue with one another, building a coherently contrasting narrative. Sometimes, the rhythms are beefed up, like on the single jikeleza, or masiziyekelele whose second half portrays the dancing euphoria of the beginning of a relationship. The lyrics and the refined orchestration are accompanied by everyday sounds: a bustling road, a bird's call, a piercing trumpet are interspersed with the lovers' bedsheets or a lonesome pillow. The work is intimate, but nowhere near being static. There are certain moments on iimini where several atmospheres occupy space on the same track. A sleek folk couplet will precede a Zulu rhythm, or a hip-hop groove will transform into a melancholic tune. However this story of heartbreak is not without hope: you get the feeling that eventually, once the tears have dried and the heart has healed, there will remain a tender memory of happiness. ©️ Benjamin MiNiMuM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:55
- Main artists: Bongeziwe Mabandla
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Platoon
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla 2020 Bongeziwe Mabandla
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