After five years since her last studio album release, Zonke is set to release her sixth album Embo which celebrates a return to her origins and the rich experiences of the '70s and 80- a time when bands ruled and music was live, with fans and musicians feeding off one of the golden ages of music.

Setting a solid foundation for her upcoming national tour, Embo, to be released on 24 March, meaning origins, emphasises that the singer, with the no-compromise approach to her music and carving her path with soul at its centre, resulting in a body of work that aims to be part of her fans DNA.

"It's been a long journey creating Embo. Returning to my origins was a long process that had its roots during the Covid lockdown. That was when I began writing and vetting material for Embo. I couldn't just write and throw songs out there. I knew that if I was going back and was to reflect on my musical origins honestly, I had to capture the essence of the 70s and 80s- the time of real music."

"Embo emphasises that I am returning to my roots in live music and 'ancient instruments'. Nobody uses live drums, live basses, or live guitars anymore. Most people use backtracks, but everything about my performance is 100% live. I will always look back for inspiration," says Zonke.



In this episode of UWFM Podcast, she chats to us about her career and new album

After five years since her last studio album release, Zonke is set to release her sixth album Embo which celebrates a return to her origins and the rich experiences of the '70s and 80- a time when bands ruled and music was live, with fans and musicians feeding off one of the golden ages of music.
Setting a solid foundation for her upcoming national tour, Embo, to be released on 24 March, meaning origins, emphasises that the singer, with the no-compromise approach to her music and carving her path with soul at its centre, resulting in a body of work that aims to be part of her fans DNA.
"It's been a long journey creating Embo. Returning to my origins was a long process that had its roots during the Covid lockdown. That was when I began writing and vetting material for Embo. I couldn't just write and throw songs out there. I knew that if I was going back and was to reflect on my musical origins honestly, I had to capture the essence of the 70s and 80s- the time of real music."
"Embo emphasises that I am returning to my roots in live music and 'ancient instruments'. Nobody uses live drums, live basses, or live guitars anymore. Most people use backtracks, but everything about my performance is 100% live. I will always look back for inspiration," says Zonke.
 
In this episode of UWFM Podcast, she chats to us about her career and new album

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Loyiso Gola (born 16 May 1983) is a South African stand-up and TV comedian. He is the co-creator and anchor of the late-night satirical news television series Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola on e.tv and eNCA, launched in 2010, and has performed internationally.

His television career began with appearances on SABC 1 in the Phat Joe Live talk show in 2002, and subsequently on the SABC 1 Pure Monate Show sketch comedy series created by comedians David Kau and Kagiso Lediga in 2003.

Loyiso Gola (born 16 May 1983) is a South African stand-up and TV comedian. He is the co-creator and anchor of the late-night satirical news television series Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola on e.tv and eNCA, launched in 2010, and has performed internationally.
His television career began with appearances on SABC 1 in the Phat Joe Live talk show in 2002, and subsequently on the SABC 1 Pure Monate Show sketch comedy series created by comedians David Kau and Kagiso Lediga in 2003.

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Born in the Eastern Cape, Smama is a qualified medical doctor with an MBChB degree from the University of Cape Town, though music has always been his first love. It was at UCT when he first entertained the idea of writing songs and later followed by releasing his first gospel project titled “Ndiphelele” in 2012.

Prior to releasing his album, in 2009 Smama had written the song “Ndicel’impilo” for gospel star Lundi Tyamara. This was followed by two additional songs titled “Ndim Lo Nkosi” and “Ngemini ezinje”.

That year the song “Ndicel’impilo” which he had written for Lundi was nominated at The Crown Gospel Music awards for the Best Traditional Gospel song.

Born in the Eastern Cape, Smama is a qualified medical doctor with an MBChB degree from the University of Cape Town, though music has always been his first love. It was at UCT when he first entertained the idea of writing songs and later followed by releasing his first gospel project titled “Ndiphelele” in 2012.
Prior to releasing his album, in 2009 Smama had written the song “Ndicel’impilo” for gospel star Lundi Tyamara. This was followed by two additional songs titled “Ndim Lo Nkosi” and “Ngemini ezinje”.
That year the song “Ndicel’impilo” which he had written for Lundi was nominated at The Crown Gospel Music awards for the Best Traditional Gospel song.

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Zola Nombona is a South African actress best known for her role as Shado, a streetwise teenager, in the second season of the SABC 1 drama series Intersexions.

She went to Victoria Girls' High School, Grahamstown, before achieving a bachelor and an honours degree in dramatic arts at the University of the Witwatersrand.

Nombona's first major role was on a drama series Intersexions based on HIV/Aids on SABC 1.

In 2015, she had her first starring role as Roxanne in the e.tv drama Zbondiwe.

She also starred as Monde on Lockdown - a television drama series set in a fictional high security prison for women. She played the role of Zee in the movie-turned-drama series Inumber Number.



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Zola Nombona is a South African actress best known for her role as Shado, a streetwise teenager, in the second season of the SABC 1 drama series Intersexions.
She went to Victoria Girls' High School, Grahamstown, before achieving a bachelor and an honours degree in dramatic arts at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Nombona's first major role was on a drama series Intersexions based on HIV/Aids on SABC 1.
In 2015, she had her first starring role as Roxanne in the e.tv drama Zbondiwe.
She also starred as Monde on Lockdown - a television drama series set in a fictional high security prison for women. She played the role of Zee in the movie-turned-drama series Inumber Number.
 
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Simphiwe Dana’s discography, the intellectual and spiritual content of her art primarily pulses with the Xhosa cosmology of her cultural background, is Afrocentric in its temperament and identity, while at the same time possessing a measured and poignant universality in the exploration and articulation of what it means to be human.

Dana’s art early formation and nurturing include her mother’s soulful and impassioned singing, to ‘unknown’ but life force talent that flowered and permeated Johannesburg small clubs and music scene, to the almost perfect on arrival professional debut with the 2004 recording, commercial and critical success of her debut album Zandisile.

The artist has received numerous awards locally and internationally and saw her music topping global charts. Simphiwe Dana’s third album Kulture Noir claimed the number one spot on the German World Music Charts and number three on the European Music Charts.

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Simphiwe Dana’s discography, the intellectual and spiritual content of her art primarily pulses with the Xhosa cosmology of her cultural background, is Afrocentric in its temperament and identity, while at the same time possessing a measured and poignant universality in the exploration and articulation of what it means to be human.
Dana’s art early formation and nurturing include her mother’s soulful and impassioned singing, to ‘unknown’ but life force talent that flowered and permeated Johannesburg small clubs and music scene, to the almost perfect on arrival professional debut with the 2004 recording, commercial and critical success of her debut album Zandisile.
The artist has received numerous awards locally and internationally and saw her music topping global charts. Simphiwe Dana’s third album Kulture Noir claimed the number one spot on the German World Music Charts and number three on the European Music Charts.
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Sechaba Pali is a South African gospel singer who once sang with the country’s famous gospel choir called Joyous celebration. He came into the music scene in 2003 and began to disappear from the limelight in 2015. He is one of the greatest in the country’s gospel platform and continues to mesmerize fans with his heart-touching music.




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Sechaba Pali is a South African gospel singer who once sang with the country’s famous gospel choir called Joyous celebration. He came into the music scene in 2003 and began to disappear from the limelight in 2015. He is one of the greatest in the country’s gospel platform and continues to mesmerize fans with his heart-touching music.
 
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