Bonga Kwana’s debut single ‘Ndifuna Wena’ is now available across all major streaming platforms. Created in conjunction with label services company Platoon, the instantly infectious track is a nostalgic and powerful introduction of Bonga to the world.
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Co-Written by Ntsika Fana Ngxanga, Maseti and Ave Biafra and featuring Ntsika, from the award winning, globally recognised A cappella group The Soil, ‘Ndifuna Wena’ is a story about being in love with someone and not allowing anything [or anyone] to get in the way of it.
“We explore how love is unpredictable, inexplicable and knows no boundaries – ‘kwenzeka kanjani ndikuthande ndingekakuboni?’ How do I fall for you, when I have not seen you? It’s a song about the highs and lows of love, realising that you love someone, yet not having the right words and ways to express it” shares Bonga Kwana.
The 23-year-old Cape Town-based singer-songwriter’s sound evokes both a nostalgia of South African music as well as a very relatable afro-pop sensibility with a defiant yet tender spirit evoking memories of Brenda Fassie, Busi Mhlogo, Zahara, Ami Faku, Simmy and Samthing Soweto.
About Bonga Kwana
In her short time as a musician and aspiring artist and graduate of the Bridges for Music Academy, Bonga has achieved some impressive milestones. Bonga Kwana was selected for the Nando’s Music Exchange in London in 2019, Invited to perform and the Montreux Jazz Festival, ran high up the ranks in South African IDOLS 2019.
Bonga Kwana has cemented a strong space for herself as a live performer having given chilling performances on BBC 1 Radio’s Living in Colour, Sofar Sounds performances and MIDEMS international conference. Bonga was also was a co-creator in a story telling session with Zolani Mahola and world renowned cello player Yo-Yo Ma.
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Bonga Kwana has collaborated with numerous artists over the years such as Msaki, Ami Faku, Zolani Mahola, Kuli Chana, Amanda Black, Yvonne Chaka-Chaka, Vusi Mahlasela and more in various capacities and now she steps into the limelight with her own debut release.
Bonga Kwana has recently been featured on Slikour On Life, in association with Take Back The MIC: Africa and has been voted #1 on the SA charts for two weeks. Bonga is not only a talented vocalist and song-writer, but is also an activist for the queer community and her Queer Love Song, ‘Nzwakazi’ was featured in “Womanhood” by First for Women. She is also the founder and creative director of Ramblings of a Black Queer Woman, a platform for queer creatives.
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