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Introducing Shiyani Ngcobo
As the first installment in a new line on a new label from the folks at the World Music Network, Introducing Shiyani Ngcobo is an album designed to uncover both an artist who is relatively unknown on the world scene, and a musical style that's relatively unknown. Maskanda is a soft, guitar-based rural style in South Africa. It's a relative rarity compared to the Zulu mbube and mbaqanga, the Xhosa songs, and the contemporary dance styles. As such, it's refreshing to hear some of this, and from an established artist no less. While the style is generally a solo form, Ngcobo here takes on a few friends and a small group of singers as needed to add to the music. Ngcobo's guitar is steady througho...
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