Fakazile

Bio

Fakazile is a Johannesburg-based songwriter and vocalist who hails from the small mining town of Rietspruit, near Emalahleni in Mpumalanga.

Having inherited the love of singing from her father, who was a chorister, Fakazile’s eclectic love for music led to a collaboration with self-taught Pretoria-based DJ and Producer Cornelius SA on the feel-good house track “Superman”, released under Greek Label, Madorasindahouse Records in July 2019.

Her natural, crooning vocal style drew her to the avant-garde, afro-spiritual experiments which saw her working with Mbaqanga-influenced Jazz guitarist and savant Sibusile Xaba, occasionally appearing on his live performances of “Elihle”; “Gezeka” and “Abakhohlwanga”. She has since featured in live performances alongside Naftali of the Royal Family and the legendary Zulu guitarist Madala Kunene.

Her debut single “Mayine”, released in April 2020 features the legendary South African King of the Zulu guitar Madala Kunene. “Mayine” meaning “let it rain” in Zulu is a delicately simple plea to the Creator for spiritual cleansing, nourishment and fortification in the face of life’s perils. Kunene’s sombre acoustic tone and Fakazile’s soothing vocals send up a heartfelt prayer for internal stillness and peace.

In 2021, she appeared on Sibusile Xaba’s “Umdali”, a single on “Indaba Is”, a various artist’s compilation album curated by pianist and songwriter Thandi Ntuli and The Ancestors’ singer and lyricist Siyabonga Mthembu under London based Indie label, Brownswood.
She collaborated with Mcee/ producer RNDU under the pseudonym, “The Portal Efx” to release “Bonga”, a light-hearted jazz-hop influenced ode to life and the gratitude therein.

In her latest collaboration, she appears on IzaNgoma, an avant-garde 15- piece ensemble from Pretoria, led by Sibusile Xaba with DJ/producer, Ash K. who have just recently released their latest single under Brownswood Recordings, “Tribute to Johnny Dyani”.

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Songs In The Garden With Fakazile
Fakazile x Madala Kunene - Wena (Re-imagined Em'vaKwendlu Sonic Experiment)
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