Wandile Mbambeni releases ‘Kwakumnandi’ as the first single from his forthcoming debut album with the same title.
Born and raised in the Eastern Cape, Wandile Mbambeni is one of SA’s top breakthrough artists and with 4 years’ worth of work already behind him, he is finally releasing his debut album ‘Kwakumnandi’ through Gallo Record Company on June 29th.
First single from the album is the title track ‘Kwakumnandi’ which you can stream below:
Asking Wandile what the inspiration is behind the title ‘Kwakumnandi’, he explains, “I was sitting in my studio apartment and homesickness struck, I was missing being under one roof with the whole family. We went through a divorce and it was never the same, but instead of reflecting on the bad past, I chose to reflect on the times that was absolutely nice and lovely to me. ‘Kwakumnandi’ in isiXhosa is translated ‘it was nice/it was a lovely time’ used when referring to past happy times. I sing in the chorus ‘Kwakumnandi back then…’”
Along with the release of the single, Wandile’s debut album is also available on pre-order and is due for release on Friday, June 29th. The impressive debut release features a couple of powerful collaborations, including 2018 SAMA winners Shekhinah and Bongeziwe Mabandla.
‘Kwakumnandi’ is an impressive debut release from Wandile, and with so many tracks on it to be proud of, which is Wandile’s favourite song’? “My favourite songs in the album change every time, today it’s ‘Kwakumnandi’! In this album I got to work with people who are extremely talented, and the bonus is they believed in me. Congratulations to Shekhinah and Bongeziwe Mabandla for the SAMA Awards, they both contributed (collaborations) to my album and I’m ever so greatful. I also worked with LasNumber on a song we wrote in 2015, I’m so excited about this record.”
‘Kwakumnandi’ as an album was recorded at Jazzworx studio, produced & engineered by Greg Nottingham, and had Robin Kohl add his world class touch to the mixing and mastering of the album.
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