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MAFIKIZOLO'S NHLANHLA NCIZA AND CANDY TSAMANDEBELE BRING IT HOME WITH 'EKAYA'

We chat to Candy Tsamandebele and Nhlanhla Nciza about their song ‘Ekaya’ that is making waves in the country.

Candy first made her professional name as a songwriter when she joined her mother’s traditional singing group as a teenager in Limpopo. Since then, singing has felt like breathing to her.

Once she felt that she was producing music close enough to her heart, she approached Nhlanhla and Dr. Frank to collaborate.

Before influencing was a thing, Nhlanhla’s fashion set trends across the country and it was the traditional items from her design label, NN Vintage, that the artists wore in the song’s music video. 

“An NN Vintage lady for me would be a lady that is very elegant, very classy but most importantly, Africa has to come through when you look at the garment,” explains Nhlanhla. 

Similarly in the music video, these lovely ladies wanted something that would be representative of South Africa, that is why they decided to pair tutu skirts with Tsonga t-shirts.

Nothing says ‘Ekaya’ quite like a traditional meal by Chef Ndumiso Khoza. 

Candy actually wrote the song as she prepared to return to Limpopo after Covid took a toll on her life. 

Similar to the song, Ndumiso’s recipes have all the associations of mothers coming together to provide food for their families.

The theme that stems from this collaboration is that hard times have a way of putting us back in touch with what’s real, a good place from which to take on the new year.

Truly, these two strong South African women have given us both comfort and inspiration for 2022!

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