''Siyadumisa (Songs of Praise)'' is a 2007 album by the

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

mbaqanga Mbaqanga () is a style of South African music with rural Zulu music, Zulu roots that continues to influence musicians worldwide today. The style originated in the early 1960s. History Historically, laws such as the Natives' Land Act, Land Act ...

group the

Mahotella Queens The Mahotella Queens is a South African female band formed in 1964 by music producer Rupert Bopape, consisting of Hilda Tloubatla, Nobesuthu Mbadu, and Amanda Nkosi. The group is noted for their distinct vocal harmony sound, guitar-led mbaqanga ...

. The album is the first gospel-orientated album by the Queens, and features the voice of lead singer

Hilda Tloubatla Hilda Semola Tloubatla (born 1942) is a South African ''mbaqanga'' singer, and the lead singer of the acclaimed group the Mahotella Queens. Tloubatla was born in Payneville, South Africa before moving to kwaThema township in 1951 as a result of ...

's son, Alfred "Ali" Temo. The album was released in May 2007 in South Africa on the Bula Music label, and was a joint venture between Bula and AS Entertainment (the Queens' management). It is as yet unknown when the album will receive its US and UK release (though it is expected to be issued internationally in 2008). During the making of the album, the group's bass guitarist Madoda Ntshingila was injured in a car accident, and at the last minute the acclaimed bassist Jabu Sibumbe was hired to replace Ntshingila. A tragedy also occurred during the production: the Queens had recruited a new lead guitarist, John Papo, whom they described as "very beautiful, when he plays guitar he is just like Marks Mankwane". Tragically Papo died after only a week recording on the album. Songs on the album include "Ebenezer" (the opening song to the Queens' concerts) and "Usathane Uyadelela" ("Satan Is Wayward") as well as a re-recording of "Bonang Suna", a song the Queens originally recorded in the late 1980s.Bula Music: "New Releases" section , ''Mahotella Queens Magic To Take SA By Storm!!'' Also included are several Zulu hymns rearranged by the Queens into a gospel-mbaqanga style.

Track listing

# "Umlingi" (Comp.: Nobesuthu Mbadu) # "Lenjabulo" (Comp.: Traditional / Mildred Mangxola) # "Bonang Suna" (Comp.: Hilda Tloubatla) # "Ebenezer" (Comp.: Hilda Tloubatla) # "Usathane Uyadelela" (Comp.: Traditional / Mildred Mangxola) # "Thixo Bawo" (Comp.: Traditional / Mildred Mangxola) # "Batswarele" (Comp.: Hilda Tloubatla) # "Kheth'eyakho" (Comp.: Traditional / Mildred Mangxola) # "Siza Ubenami" (Comp.: Nobesuthu Mbadu) # "Sisho Udumo" (Comp.: Traditional / Hilda Tloubatla) # "Umkhwezeli" (Comp.: Traditional / Nobesuthu Mbadu) # "It Is Well" (Comp.: Traditional / Hilda Tloubatla)

Personnel

Musicians

* The Mahotella Queens **

(vocals) **

Nobesuthu Mbadu Nobesuthu Gertrude Mbadu Shawe (26 April 1945 – 31 August 2021) was a South African ''mbaqanga'' singer, and a singer in the acclaimed group the Mahotella Queens. Early life Mbadu was born in Durban, South Africa and was raised by her father ...

(vocals) ** Mildred Mangxola (vocals) * Alfred Temo (backing vocals) * John Papo (lead guitar) * Jabu Sibumbe (bass guitar) * Shadrack Rameya (keyboards) * Thuthukani Cele (keyboards) * Bethuel Mbonana (drums) * Godfrey Mgcina (percussions)

Other

* Engineer: Dan Gimpel * Producers: Jabu Sibumbe, Ian Osrin * Published by: Gallo Music Publishing SA

Notes

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