Simphiwe Dana on dreaming Zandisile, working with Salif Keita, surgery & almost giving up her career

Описание: Helen Herimbi presents: i(m)bali LIVE featuring Simphiwe Dana.

The multi-award-winning South African musician speaks to the music journalist in front of a live audience. They discuss:

Leading the church choir as a pre-teen (03:00)
Taking the plunge and moving to Johannesburg (05:44)
Challenging herself to write songs in isiXhosa (07:45)
How having her first child was intertwined with creating Zandisile (13:05)
Oskido refusing to sign her as a musician (15:00)
Collaborating with Lebo Mathosa (16:27)
Letting go of her music (21:20)
Becoming a premiere artist signed to a major record label (22:00)
The irony that led her to write Ndiredi (25:14)
How seeking spiritual enlightenment inspired her debut album's artwork (30:05)
Being involved in a car accident that almost took her career away (31:32)
The studio as her refuge to write The One Love Movement on Bantu Biko Street (38:30)
How Busi Mhlongo's life inspired her own Mayine (41:38)
Her album, Kulture Noir, was to be followed by an eatery and performance venue of the same name (43:34)
How the Bring Back Our Girls outcry inspired her to write Chibok (45:30)
How friendship is a part of the Symphony Orchestra (48:10)
Her self-care regimen (55:32)
The bittersweet effect of being the subject of a book (01:00:50)
Undergoing surgery on her vocal chords (01:03:06)
The unreleased album of covers (01:05:49)
The unreleased a cappella album (01:08:20)
Why Bamako is the title of her upcoming album (01:09:05)
How Salif Keita went from a wishlist collaborator to a reality (01:10:30)
Her new single, Usikhonzile, being a call to empathetic leadership (01:14:38)
How toyi-toyi meets orchestra on her Bamako cut, Zabalaza (01:16:00)
Being an observer of the times through her music (01:18:33)
Being labelled a diva (01:20:44)

Shot and edited: Outre.

Sound architect: Kitso Moremi.

Thumbnail image: Dudu Dube

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