Siyadumisa (Songs of Praise)

Siyadumisa (Songs of Praise)
Studio album by
Mahotella Queens
ReleasedMay 2007
Recorded2007
GenreMbaqanga, Mgqashiyo, Gospel
Length40:00 approx.
LabelBula Music/AS Entertainment
ProducerJabu Sibumbe, Ian Osrin
Mahotella Queens chronology
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(2006) 		Siyadumisa (Songs of Praise)
(2007)

Siyadumisa (Songs of Praise) is a 2007 album by the South African mbaqanga group the Mahotella Queens. The album is the first gospel-orientated album by the Queens, and features the voice of lead singer Hilda Tloubatla's son, Alfred "Ali" Temo.[1] The album was released in May 2007 in South Africa on the Bula Music label, and was a joint venture between Bula and AS Entertainment (the Queens' management).

During the making of the album, the group's bass guitarist Madoda Ntshingila was injured in a car accident, and at the last minute the acclaimed bassist Jabu Sibumbe was hired to replace Ntshingila.[2] The Queens had also recruited a new lead guitarist, John Papo, whom they described as "very beautiful, when he plays guitar he is just like Marks Mankwane".[3] Papo died after only a week recording on the album.

Songs on the album include "Ebenezer" (the opening song to the Queens' concerts) and "Usathane Uyadelela" ("Satan Is Wayward") as well as a re-recording of "Bonang Suna", a song the Queens originally recorded in the late 1980s.[4] Also included are several Zulu hymns rearranged by the Queens into a gospel-mbaqanga style.

Track listing

  1. "Umlingi" (Comp.: Nobesuthu Mbadu)
  2. "Lenjabulo" (Comp.: Traditional / Mildred Mangxola)
  3. "Bonang Suna" (Comp.: Hilda Tloubatla)
  4. "Ebenezer" (Comp.: Hilda Tloubatla)
  5. "Usathane Uyadelela" (Comp.: Traditional / Mildred Mangxola)
  6. "Thixo Bawo" (Comp.: Traditional / Mildred Mangxola)
  7. "Batswarele" (Comp.: Hilda Tloubatla)
  8. "Kheth'eyakho" (Comp.: Traditional / Mildred Mangxola)
  9. "Siza Ubenami" (Comp.: Nobesuthu Mbadu)
  10. "Sisho Udumo" (Comp.: Traditional / Hilda Tloubatla)
  11. "Umkhwezeli" (Comp.: Traditional / Nobesuthu Mbadu)
  12. "It Is Well" (Comp.: Traditional / Hilda Tloubatla)

Personnel

Musicians

Other

Notes

  1. ^ Bula Music: "New Releases" section "Bula Music - New releases". Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2007., Mahotella Queens Magic To Take SA By Storm!!
  2. ^ Gospel Grooves: "Featured Artists" section "Gospel Grooves - Featured Artists". Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007., Mahotella Queens
  3. ^ Gospel Grooves: "Featured Artists" section "Gospel Grooves - Featured Artists". Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007., Mahotella Queens
  4. ^ Bula Music: "New Releases" section "Bula Music - New releases". Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2007., Mahotella Queens Magic To Take SA By Storm!!