IzangoMa, a 15-piece ensemble from Pretoria, South Africa, led by vocalist and guitarist Sibusile Xaba with DJ/producer Ash release their avant-garde debut single ‘City Lights’ on digital platforms.
‘City Lights’ is the work of many hands, anchored by surrealist, improvisational sensibilities and playfulness. It offers us a cathartic moment to return to our breathing, to tend to our roots, to bask in the sentimentality of living, to dance our way against the disintegration and loneliness that modern life reproduces.
Buy/ Stream now:https://izangoma.lnk.to/citylightsWE
Musicians: Sibusile Xaba (Vocals & Keys), Ashley Kgabo (Synths, Snare drum & Drum machine), Khanyisile Mtshobile (Vocals), Neo Erasmus (Vocals), Fakazile Nkosi (Vocals), Malusi Masia (Alto & Tenor saxophone), Jack Mcwabe (Trumpet), Mthokozisi Mazibuko (Congas), Yao Agbodohu (Djembe), Soares Bruno (Maraca shaker), Omar Machava (Cow Bell) and Virgilio Faruk (Guitars).
Graphic design by Keneilwe Mokoena and photography by Nqobi Temba
Liner notes by Nombuso Mathibela
Mixing by Roland Pickl at Studio Bom Dia and Mastering by Stuart Hawkes at Metropolis