South African supergroup Mafikizolo is gearing up for marathon celebrations to mark their 20 years in the music industry next year.
But first Nhlanhla Nciza and Theo Kgosinkwe have gone for a preen and a prune as they freshen up their look and image.
It's out with Kgosinkwe's Swahili blanket and Nciza's prints.
The best selling and award-winning duo roped in the services of Maxhosa and Dear Ribane to design and style their outfits.
"We like reinventing ourselves and the music inspires the theme of our albums and our fashion. We embrace our African-ness especially after our travels on the continent," said Kgosinkwe.
Plans for next year are big. "We've come a long way and as we celebrate, we remember Tebogo Madingoane, our late member for the role he played in Mafikizolo. We plan to celebrate with the country and the continent. We want to do some free shows in the townships. There are challenges we faced, but we also had some accomplishments."
The high-flying pair is still recovering from a successful sellout four-state tour of the US, where they performed in Washington DC, Dallas, California and Indiana. They also had some dates in Canadian cities Toronto and Edmonton. "The tour was amazing in the sense that even though the majority of the people that attended were Africans, we had a huge number of Americans attending as well," said Kgosinkwe
The band is also in studio working on their new album set for a 2017 release. The first single Kucheza [dance in Swahili] is produced by DJ Maphorisa.
"The sound is completely different from anything we have ever done as Mafikizolo. We love exploring with new sounds, especially as we travel the continent, we get exposed to new sounds but we try not to lose our own South African essence in the process. Kucheza is a mix of ragga , hip-hop and Afro-pop sung in English, Xhosa and Swahili. We believe the album will be big as we celebrate 20 years in the industry as Mafikizolo and will feature both South African and other African artists."
They are planning national and African tours and a live DVD recording.
Mafikizolo's big plans for 20-year mark
South African supergroup Mafikizolo is gearing up for marathon celebrations to mark their 20 years in the music industry next year.
But first Nhlanhla Nciza and Theo Kgosinkwe have gone for a preen and a prune as they freshen up their look and image.
It's out with Kgosinkwe's Swahili blanket and Nciza's prints.
The best selling and award-winning duo roped in the services of Maxhosa and Dear Ribane to design and style their outfits.
"We like reinventing ourselves and the music inspires the theme of our albums and our fashion. We embrace our African-ness especially after our travels on the continent," said Kgosinkwe.
Plans for next year are big. "We've come a long way and as we celebrate, we remember Tebogo Madingoane, our late member for the role he played in Mafikizolo. We plan to celebrate with the country and the continent. We want to do some free shows in the townships. There are challenges we faced, but we also had some accomplishments."
The high-flying pair is still recovering from a successful sellout four-state tour of the US, where they performed in Washington DC, Dallas, California and Indiana. They also had some dates in Canadian cities Toronto and Edmonton. "The tour was amazing in the sense that even though the majority of the people that attended were Africans, we had a huge number of Americans attending as well," said Kgosinkwe
The band is also in studio working on their new album set for a 2017 release. The first single Kucheza [dance in Swahili] is produced by DJ Maphorisa.
"The sound is completely different from anything we have ever done as Mafikizolo. We love exploring with new sounds, especially as we travel the continent, we get exposed to new sounds but we try not to lose our own South African essence in the process. Kucheza is a mix of ragga , hip-hop and Afro-pop sung in English, Xhosa and Swahili. We believe the album will be big as we celebrate 20 years in the industry as Mafikizolo and will feature both South African and other African artists."
They are planning national and African tours and a live DVD recording.
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