Shiyani Ngcobo - Introducing Shiyani Ngcobo (2004)

Born of the Zulu experience of labour migrancy, maskanda is a musical dance style dominated by lush acoustic guitar 'picking' and distinctive rhythms. Born in 1953 in Umzinto, on KwaZulu-Natal's south coast, Shiyani Ngcobo has been a maskanda musician for more than thirty years. The winner of numerous maskanda awards, his use of a mixture of the rhythmic patterns associated with its different styles has earned him a reputation in South Africa as something of a maskanda maestro. This album captures how he has remained true to the aesthetic of early maskanda, while at the same time nurturing his own individual style.

1.01 - Shiyani Ngcobo - Izangoma (5:10)
1.02 - Shiyani Ngcobo - Udadewetha (3:57)
1.03 - Shiyani Ngcobo - Senzeni (5:11)
1.04 - Shiyani Ngcobo - Ijadu (2:56)
1.05 - Shiyani Ngcobo - Izinyembesi (4:46)
1.06 - Shiyani Ngcobo - Wayi Thathaphi (4:29)
1.07 - Shiyani Ngcobo - Ngeke Lithuthuke (3:03)
1.08 - Shiyani Ngcobo - Ngisizeni (3:44)
1.09 - Shiyani Ngcobo - Isithembu (6:00)
1.10 - Shiyani Ngcobo - Akwehlanga (3:54)
1.11 - Shiyani Ngcobo - Isithothobala (4:41)
1.12 - Shiyani Ngcobo - Kheta Eyakho (4:04)