Siyadumisa (Songs of Praise)
| Siyadumisa (Songs of Praise) | ||||
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| Studio album by Mahotella Queens | ||||
| Released | May 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Mbaqanga, Mgqashiyo, Gospel | |||
| Length | 40:00 approx. | |||
| Label | Bula Music/AS Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Jabu Sibumbe, Ian Osrin | |||
| Mahotella Queens chronology | ||||
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Siyadumisa (Songs of Praise) is a 2007 album by the South African mbaqanga group the Mahotella Queens. The album is the first gospel-orientated album by the Queens, and features the voice of lead singer Hilda Tloubatla's son, Alfred "Ali" Temo.[1] The album was released in May 2007 in South Africa on the Bula Music label, and was a joint venture between Bula and AS Entertainment (the Queens' management).
During the making of the album, the group's bass guitarist Madoda Ntshingila was injured in a car accident, and at the last minute the acclaimed bassist Jabu Sibumbe was hired to replace Ntshingila.[2] The Queens had also recruited a new lead guitarist, John Papo, whom they described as "very beautiful, when he plays guitar he is just like Marks Mankwane".[3] Papo died after only a week recording on the album.
Songs on the album include "Ebenezer" (the opening song to the Queens' concerts) and "Usathane Uyadelela" ("Satan Is Wayward") as well as a re-recording of "Bonang Suna", a song the Queens originally recorded in the late 1980s.[4] Also included are several Zulu hymns rearranged by the Queens into a gospel-mbaqanga style.
Track listing
[edit]- "Umlingi" (Comp.: Nobesuthu Mbadu)
- "Lenjabulo" (Comp.: Traditional / Mildred Mangxola)
- "Bonang Suna" (Comp.: Hilda Tloubatla)
- "Ebenezer" (Comp.: Hilda Tloubatla)
- "Usathane Uyadelela" (Comp.: Traditional / Mildred Mangxola)
- "Thixo Bawo" (Comp.: Traditional / Mildred Mangxola)
- "Batswarele" (Comp.: Hilda Tloubatla)
- "Kheth'eyakho" (Comp.: Traditional / Mildred Mangxola)
- "Siza Ubenami" (Comp.: Nobesuthu Mbadu)
- "Sisho Udumo" (Comp.: Traditional / Hilda Tloubatla)
- "Umkhwezeli" (Comp.: Traditional / Nobesuthu Mbadu)
- "It Is Well" (Comp.: Traditional / Hilda Tloubatla)
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- The Mahotella Queens
- Hilda Tloubatla (vocals)
- Nobesuthu Mbadu (vocals)
- Mildred Mangxola (vocals)
- Alfred Temo (backing vocals)
- John Papo (lead guitar)
- Jabu Sibumbe (bass guitar)
- Shadrack Rameya (keyboards)
- Thuthukani Cele (keyboards)
- Bethuel Mbonana (drums)
- Godfrey Mgcina (percussions)
Other
[edit]- Engineer: Dan Gimpel
- Producers: Jabu Sibumbe, Ian Osrin
- Published by: Gallo Music Publishing SA
Notes
[edit]- ^ Bula Music: "New Releases" section "Bula Music - New releases". Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2007., Mahotella Queens Magic To Take SA By Storm!!
- ^ Gospel Grooves: "Featured Artists" section "Gospel Grooves - Featured Artists". Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007., Mahotella Queens
- ^ Gospel Grooves: "Featured Artists" section "Gospel Grooves - Featured Artists". Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007., Mahotella Queens
- ^ Bula Music: "New Releases" section "Bula Music - New releases". Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2007., Mahotella Queens Magic To Take SA By Storm!!