UMANYANYATHA: Songs from the Soul of Zimbabwe / Mkhaya

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Label
ARC Music
Release Date
June 26, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Vusa Mkhaya
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 26, 2020
    • UPC
      5019396290822
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      EUCD2908
    • LABEL
      ARC Music
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      World & International
    Works ⌄

    1. Mayibabo

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Vusa Mkhaya, Duduzile Sibanda, Heather Dube

    2. Manyanyatha

      Composer: Vusa Mkhaya, Roman Schwendt

      Performer: Vusa Mkhaya, Duduzile Sibanda, Heather Dube, Roman Schwendt, Manuel Hollendohner

    3. Lizobuya

      Composer: Vusa Mkhaya, Martin Moro

      Performer: Vusa Mkhaya, Martin Moro

    4. Africa

      Composer: Vusa Mkhaya

      Performer: Vusa Mkhaya, Gerald Preinfalk, Pascal Lopongo, Roland Guggenbichler, Christian Eigner

    5. Ubuntu

      Composer: Vusa Mkhaya

      Performer: Vusa Mkhaya, Pascal Lopongo, Eva, Roland Guggenbichler, Stephan Mass

    6. Lalela

      Composer: Vusa Mkhaya, Roman Schwendt

      Performer: Vusa Mkhaya, Duduzile Sibanda, Heather Dube, Roman Schwendt, Michael Mozeth, Manuel Hollendohner

    7. Siyeza

      Composer: Roman Schwendt

      Performer: Vusa Mkhaya, Duduzile Sibanda, Heather Dube, Roman Schwendt

    8. Uthando

      Composer: Roman Schwendt

      Performer: Vusa Mkhaya, Roman Schwendt, Michael Mozeth, Lukas Ehrenhöfer

    9. Kudala

      Composer: Vusa Mkhaya

      Performer: Vusa Mkhaya, Pascal Lopongo, Werner Feldgrill, Roland Guggenbichler, Christian Eigner

    10. Bayakhala

      Composer: Sello Chicco Twala

      Performer: Vusa Mkhaya

    11. Naisiyai

      Composer: Roman Schwendt

      Performer: Vusa Mkhaya, Duduzile Sibanda, Heather Dube, Roman Schwendt, Manuel Hollendohner

    12. Abalalanga

      Composer: Vusa Mkhaya, Roman Schwendt

      Performer: Vusa Mkhaya, Duduzile Sibanda, Heather Dube, Roman Schwendt, Manuel Hollendohner

    13. Zhiya

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Vusa Mkhaya


Vusa Mkhaya embodies the sound of the eclectic, pulsing, dusty streets of Tshabalala township in Zimbabwe’s Bulawayo. He captures the romanticism of the Southern African climes, his voice rich with the vibrations of a heritage that spans decades. Driven by an unquenchable thirst for sound, he has worked with a wide range of musicians and productions, amassing a hugely impressive body of work. Vusa has pushed the boundaries of world music, retaining a mind-bending, soul-searching, spiritually stirring sound that is inspired by life’s questions. It is in that depth he feeds, and is himself fed by the beauty of music. As part of the vocal trio Insingizi he has gained commercial and critical success since their 2004 debut album, Voices of Southern Africa / Spirit of Africa, which sold over 250,000 units in North America. His solo offerings The Spirit of Ubuntu (2006), Vocalism (2012) and now Umanyanyatha are emotive musical stories of love, heartbreak and everyday living; tales delivered in soulful, sometimes haunting, achingly beautiful pieces. Mkhaya gives life to the voice, and it is the voice that gives him life.