Kususa, AKA Joshua Sokweba and Mncedi Tshicila, hail from Durban and are a pioneering duo at the heart of the Afro-house scene. They bring a distinctive flavour to house, techno and Afrobeat on labels like Ultra, Defected, and Moblack and have helped spread an authentic Afro-house sound around the world. They have toured India, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Far East while clocking up national radio plays, chart-topping hits, millions of online streams and fans on every continent. Now, they draw on all their vast creative reserves and call upon a rich array of like-minded talent to serve up their accomplished new full-length, ‘A Life Worth Living’.
The gorgeous ‘If You Dare’ with Manana opens up with a warm infusion of deep drums, wispy pads and smoky vocal whispers. ‘Umculo’ with Aymos keeps up the intimate atmosphere with a soulful native vocal and elegant chords, and with Maline Aura Kususa cooks up the lush strains of ‘Mngan’Wam’ with more silky chords and gentle rhythms. Anatii collaborates on recent single ‘Ematshwaleni’ (feat. Mawhoo, Noxolo Ngema & King DeeToy), another blissed out and late-night house lullaby defined by radiant synths and stunning vocals, then ‘Blessings’ with Victoria Kimani feat. KJM Cornetist empowers with its bouncing grooves and angelic vocal tones.
The second half slowly ups the tempo through the darker pads of ‘Umkhumbi Ka Noah’ with BlaqRhythm, Kususa &Zakes Bantwin’s hypnotising vocal harmonies on ‘Mas’ngathandana’ and the seductive late night lullaby that is ‘Kamvalethu’ with Bongeziwe Mabandla. ‘Hope’ is a spiritual uprising with Citizen Deep & Kaylow, the delicate sprinkling of percussion adds great dynamics under Zolani Mahola’s majestic vocal on ‘Mama noBaba’ and finally, ’90’s Love’ with Mpho.Wav & Zamajobe and ‘I Want More’ with Argento Dust & D’African close out with two more perfectly soothing, piano-laced deep Afro-house classics.
Kususa’s A Life Worth Living LP comes on Mayonie Productions on November 1st 2024.
Tracklist
1 Kususa & Manana – If You Dare
2 Kususa & Aymos – Umculo
3 Kususa & Maline Aura – Mngan’Wam
4 Kususa & Anatii – Ematshwaleni
5 Kususa & Victoria Kimani – Blessings
6 Kususa & BlaQRhythm – Umkhumbi Ka Noah
7 Kususa & Zakes Bantwini – Mas’ngathandana
8 Kususa & Bongeziwe Mabandla – Kamvalethu
9 Kususa, Citizen Deep & Kaylow – Hope
10 Kususa & Zolani Mahola – Mama noBaba
11 Kususa, Mpho.Wav & Zamajobe – 90’s Love
12 Kususa, Argento Dust & D’African – I Want More
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