Dedicated to his grandmother who raised him, Sikade’s long-awaited sophomore album as a bandleader, "Umakhulu", follows his 2018 debut "Movements". Recorded in Johannesburg in early 2021, it features the talents of frequent collaborator Nduduzo Makhathini on piano, young Simon Manana on alto sax and Nhlanhla Radebe on bass. The album’s nine tracks, composed and produced by Sikade, pay homage to the artist’s heritage - most noticeably on ‘Mdantsane’ and ‘Nxarhuni River’ - while forging onwards to a brave new world on others, like ‘Imithandazo Yeengelosi’ (Prayer of Angels) and ‘Space Ship’.
TRACK LISTING
Mdantsane
Izzah
Space Ship
Amawethu
Imithandazo Yeengelosi
Nxarhuni River
Umakhulu
Enkumbeni
Gaba