Ngibizwa
Devoted, Kholi
TRIBE049 | 2013-07-29
DJ Reactions:
Jose Marquez - Another powerful release! There ain't no stopping Tribe
Casamena - digging the music on Rune mix
Josh Milan - Tribe will always have a hit because the ears over there are consistent. Great package.
Rancido - feeling the original a LOT!
Soul Dynamic - Another South african gem ! love it! original mix for us! also the Antonio Ocasio mix is Hot!
DJ ALA - Very nice! Rune's mix brings it.
Phil Asher - Love IT
Groove Assasin - Supa tight package allround !
Nick Holder - Im digging all 3 mixes
Tribe is delighted to introduce a new track by Sakhile Devoted Mbatha, aka Devoted African Child. Sometimes known simply as Devoted, he is a rising South African producer who first came to our attention with 'On Fire' in 2011. This featured the talented songwriter and vocalist Kholi Twala, who's also based in Johannesburg, and the duo have teamed up again to produce 'Ngibizwa', a stonking deep house song with a gorgeous vocal sung by Kholi in Zulu and English.
'Ngibizwa' is a Zulu term meaning to be attracted or be drawn by someone (or to something), a sentiment that house crowds will definitely relate to. This emotive track builds beautifully, with percussion and backing vocals, guitar and keyboards backing a tale of a woman who has rekindled a long-lost love and is drawn back into the affair.
Kholekile Kholi Twala is set to release an album with Tribe Records and Rune's Remix Vocal foregrounds her rich soulful voice with an gentle guitar solo acting as a breakdown before the vocal bounces back.
Antonio Ocasio, who co-hosts the renowned WEPA parties in New York, brings a jazzy, piano-driven and radio-friendly mix that foregrounds the vocal in a mix that may not be peak time club banger but would work beautifully at the beginning or end of the night.
Music Produced by Sakhile 'Devoted African Child' Mbatha for DevotedMusicCo.
Lyrics written & Performed by Kholekile Twala.
All instrumentation and drum programming by Sakhile 'Devoted African Child' Mbatha.
Mixed by Sakhile Mbatha.
Published by Devoted Music Co./ Sakhile Mbatha/Kholekile Twala.
Antonio Ocasio Remixes - Produced, Arranged and Technically mixed by: Antonio Ocasio
Executive Producer Dean Zepherin