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ZABALAZA 2004

Tracklist

1 Mkhankatho (interlude)

2 Nizalwa Ngobani?

3 Emzini (interlude)

4 Ndiyahamba (I'm leaving)

5 Zabalaza

6 Revelation

7 Indaba (interlude)

8 Lahlumlenze

9 Ntyilo Ntyilo

10 Ndilinde

11 Kwanele

12 Ndizakulibala (I Will Forget You)

13 Transkei Moon

14 Kwanele (remix)

15 Lahlumlenze (remix)

About Album

Thandiswa’s debut award winning and multi-platinum selling album. Winner of 4 Sama Awards 2005, 2 Kora Awards, and a BBC world music award nomination.

“Close-lying with her roots, she spent a fortnight in her mother’s village in the Transkei, introduced to the Xhosa Uhadi, which features prominently in Zabalaza. The genres are vast and the heart tremendous, establishing Thandiswa as one of the most original acts in African music” OkayAfrica

Genres

African

Release Date

December 6, 2018

Available Lyrics

Mkhankatho (interlude) + -

Nizalwa Ngobani? + -

[Pre-Chorus] The world changes, revolutionaries die And the children forget The ghetto is our first love And our dreams are drenched in gold We don't even cry We don't even cry About it no more Are the beautiful ones really dead? [Chorus] Nizilibel' uba nizalwa ngobani? (Oh nizalwa ngobani) Nizilibel' uba nizalwa ngobani na? (Oh nizalwa ngobani) Nizilibel' uba nizalwa ngobani? (Oh nizalwa ngobani) Nizilibel 'uba nizalwa ngobani na? (Oh nizalwa ngobani) Iintlungu zonina belilel' iinsuku zobomi babo Iintlungu zobawo, zobawo, zobawo Befel' ilizwe lakho

Emzini (interlude) + -

Ndiyahamba (I'm leaving) + -

Zabalaza + -

Revelation + -

Indaba (interlude) + -

Lahlumlenze + -

Ntyilo Ntyilo + -

Ndilinde + -

Kwanele + -

Ndizakulibala (I Will Forget You) + -

Transkei Moon + -

Kwanele (remix) + -

Lahlumlenze (remix) + -

Reviews

"Close-lying with her roots, she spent a fortnight in her mother's village in the Transkei, introduced to the Xhosa Uhadi, which features prominently in Zabalaza. The genres are vast and the heart tremendous, establishing Thandiswa as one of the most original acts in African music"