Acoustic | African Music | Afro-folk | album preview | Black Major | Friday
Bongeziwe Mabandla is ready to be fully present
The lights go down at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg and three silhouettes appear in separate pools of light. One behind a drum kit, one behind a keyboard and one standing centre stage, directly in front of a microphone. The audience, drenched in darkness, falls silent. Then Bongeziwe Mabandla’s distinctive voice cuts through that silence and…