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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