Listen to Bongeziwe Mabandla’s Zange

The Xhosa singer has a knack for emotional triggers in his music, as is the case with his previous releases like 'Mangaliso' and 'Ndokulandela'. In 'Zange', which is the title track of his latest album, he broaches his personal experiences.

“The writing process for this album was very different to my other albums … this came very quickly," he said. "I had to make Zange during tours and while working on other stuff, but I definitely enjoyed the process; it felt really refreshing and effortless. The writing process dealt a lot with my feelings of love and relationships. I think there is a lot of ourselves that goes totally bare when in love and I think and talk a lot about how the need for connection is so vital to us.

"The album starts off with meeting someone and how feelings evolve to love, and then the pain and heartache of being with someone. The last songs are about the end of relationship and the cutting of ties, and basically the separation of people who used to be incomplete without each other. Zange is about time, and how things eventually unfold. Time can change so much.”

Listen to ‘Zange’ below: