South African collective IzangoMa will release their debut album ‘Ngo Ma’ on May 26th.
The release is being steered by the good folks at Brownswood, and lands on May 26th. ‘Ngo Ma’ is the culmination of a journey that started back in 2016, when core members Sibusile Xaba (vox/keys) and Ashley Kgabo (synths/snare drum/drum machine) began exploring new ideas.
The project is a link-up between Mozambican and South African musicians, and draws on everything from experimental music through to bubblegum via aspects of their individual heritage.
Says Sibusile…
“I had this idea of working with my students from Mozambique. When I first met them [during exchange workshops], they were young men. We’d return every year to find these great human beings growing into these phenomenal musicians. We felt like it would be nice to incorporate them into this thing that we were doing.”
New album ‘Ngo Ma’ – the name translates as ‘from mother’ – lands on May 26th, and it shows the full strength of this 15 piece ensemble. The title cut is online now, a truly remarkable pan-genre feast of unwieldy creativity.
Tune in now.
Tracklisting:
A1. Agenda Remember
A2. Birds (Of A Feather)
A3. City Lights
B1. Le Nna Mfana
B2. Mgung u Ndlovu
C1. Ngo Ma
C2. Out Of The World
C3. Phew
D1. Q & A
D2. Tribute to Johnny Dyani
D3. Wathint’ Imbokodo
