{"id":53551,"date":"2020-06-15T16:04:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T15:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=53551"},"modified":"2020-06-15T16:16:08","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T15:16:08","slug":"busi-mhlongo-urban-zulu-reissued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/busi-mhlongo-urban-zulu-reissued\/","title":{"rendered":"Busi Mhlongo\u2019s breakthrough album Urban Zulu reissued for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matsuli Music has announced the first-time vinyl release of Busi Mhlongo&#8217;s seminal 1999 record, <em>Urban Zulu<\/em>. Produced by Will Mowatt, it went on to win three South African Music Awards: <em>Best Female Artist<\/em>, <em>Best Adult Contemporary Album<\/em>, and <em>Best African Pop Album<\/em>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been a decade since she departed, yet her footprints continue to make their presence felt with music from artists from&nbsp; Thandiswa Mazwai, who spent time studying under the influential musician before releasing her 2004 debut, <em>Zabalaza<\/em> or Nduduzo Makhathini, who&#8217;s re-imagined one of her songs, &#8220;Yehlisan&#8217;umoya&#8221;, on his latest album. The version, which features Omagugu Makhathini on vocals, has been remixed by acclaimed House music producer and deejay, Da Capo. It&#8217;s currently at number 1 on South African radio charts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Yapheli&#039;mali Yami\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GtMAtoQUgc4?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bongani Madondo, who wrote the liner notes on her last album, <em>Amakholwa<\/em>, wrote she is &#8220;<em>one of the truly gifted singers and ritualistic performers of our age<\/em>,&#8221; and that she remains &#8220;<em>the subversive torchbearer of contemporary black, female pop.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Busi Mhlongo surrendered to breast cancer on June 15, 2010. Busi Mhlongo lives on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can pre-order <em>Urban Zulu<\/em> via Bandcamp <a href=\"https:\/\/matsulimusic.bandcamp.com\/album\/urban-zulu-no-digital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8421498c-busi-cover-1997.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8421498c-busi-cover-1997.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8421498c-busi-cover-1997-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8421498c-busi-cover-1997-465x470.jpeg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8421498c-busi-cover-1997-375x379.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8421498c-busi-cover-1997-85x85.jpeg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8421498c-busi-cover-1997-73x73.jpeg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matsuli Music has announced the first-time vinyl release of Busi Mhlongo&#8217;s seminal 1999 record, Urban Zulu. 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