THE HOUSE OF SUN-EL: Sun-El Musician, Simmy, Mlindo The Vocalist, and other related artists

excited to hear it, certainly an intriguing title

new fiona and new sun-el single on the same day....we are not worthy

Mzansi means South, aka South Africa yes, you hear it in the popular expression "no chill in Mzansi".

man, i need that sun-el right in my veins please

Surprise! It's gorgeous:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eig-q9wPWM
Sun-EL Musician ft. Azana • Uhuru

Sun-El is full of surprises: the new album is called To the World and Beyond.

that Nile Rodgers-like guitar coda is killing me

the antidote is here

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hate to say it but it's not knocking my socks off? Seems fine.

ya not feeling it either

ILM, it was nice knowing ya

agreed w/ the others

The instrumental track and the singing do not really connect, I find.

it's perfectly pleasant but there's nothing to really elevate it to the level of his best work and a bit too understated even for him.

omfg this is exactly what we need right the fuck now.

It's going to take a lot to best an album as incredible and emotionally uplifting as Africa to the World. This track is lovely, and if the rest of the album is as good as this but not better I'll still be happy. He has a specific vibe that is just romantic and beautiful and does such an amazing job of giving me an "escape" and Uhuru still has that in spades.

i don't doubt the album will be really good even if this track is a little more understated than one might have expected from a 'first single' (not that 'understated' is necessarily a bad thing in sun-el's hands)

yeah same on all points

I agree that it’s not as good as a “Sonini” or “Ntaba ezikude” (leaving “Akanamali” out of this, because hors catégorie), but I still think it’s gorgeous.

What puts this song over the top for me is Azana’s vocal - so earnest and affecting.
She seems to be new, she has no footprint (voicetrail?) on Spotify at all, but her Twitter tells me she has an album out in May; the snippets suggest a slightly more jazzy vibe than for instance Simmy.

But maybe y’all wanted Simmy on this?

pic.twitter.com/smpKKYLfWj

— Simmy (@simmymusicsa) April 16, 2020

Sweet. What I find funny with this video, is that where we hear house music (and look for certain qualities) South Africans are hearing "their" music under all the lush tapestry, chimes etc.

Btw breastcrawl if you're still learning Zulu, Simmy gives her own translation of Ngihamba Nawe (or I Choose You) in the YT comments.

oh nice, will have a look! (I’m not actively studying, but I’m much more alert to song titles and stuff, so I do google-translate a lot)

i want simmy on basically everything.

co-sign

cross-posting with the Moloko thread:

“Sing It Back”, repurposed by Samthing Soweto as a gospel workout, lyrics slighly tweaked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxuqpXRNuUM
Soweto Central Chorus of the Salvation Army ft. Samthing Soweto • Bring It Back

Much better to watch the performance itself, starting from 55:12:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJxmbsgD-Fc

Don’t know if this version predates the much more faithful (!) Sha Sha cover or not (it looks like it was recorded last year as well) - Samthing and Sha Sha are only one step removed from each other obviously.

(Samthing is on two more (consecutive) songs earlier in the concert, “Bawo” and “Mzalwane”, from 11:28 onwards)

I don't much care about Moloko, but that was extremely dope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA9sHZoOnok

More from Azana - Your Love which will serve as the first single of her INGOMA album. I think we had a snippet already.

that's just lovely! my first encounter with her, iirc, but stoked for the album now

ah I see she's the singer on that slightly controversial Sun El track

This has been around for ages, but it's such a pretty song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6T-jmm8SH8
Sithelo ft. Skye Wanda • Forever

new single on the way, this sounds nice!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k41_1rDhxpM

Msaki!

ubomi abumanga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu02NYBdsbI

oh wow the horns on this are lovely

absolutely love it

yeah, i fuck with this for sure

DJ set by Sun-El, featuring a number of new tracks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ6NxWLBqdE

thanks!

Azana’s second – ‘your love’ turns into ‘true love’:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHlCN9YS8f4
Azana • Uthando Lwangempela

live version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oh4eNjyQ_c

For those who can’t wait for the Azana album…

…welcome to snippet heaven!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lmfem6zuA
Azana feat. Sun-El Musician - Ngize Ngifike

Belatedly, "Your Love" is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard.

All three of these Azana singles are great.

dig the light touch of Jill Scott "He Loves Me" interpolation in Ngize Ngifike

damn "ubomi abumanga" is incredible wtf... afrobeats rendered in the worldview of air france

"Zwakala", the new Tresor, is very good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvc-wq4nQ6w

good stuff!

it's just another Azana Friday:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSP5Tqlssw8
Azana ft. Sino Msolo • Umaqondana

she's amazing

god they sound great together, this album is promising to be stunning

Now do yourselves a favour and listen to “Uhuru” again.