Welcome to The Headroom Recording Studios
Listen to the first single from Marius’s upcoming album “Inkunze Engenampondo” (Bull With No Horns)
Bandcamp link: https://mariusbotha.bandcamp.com/track/nje-ngamanje
Nje Ngamanje
In a world riven with division, it is life-affirming to come across a song that urges human harmony. It is reinforcing to listen to a song whose whole rhythmic and melodic propulsion is rooted in the spiritual engine of African groove. Marius Botha’s Nje Ngamanje is a cry for the healing of the South African nation and the world beyond. However, it is also an honest celebration of the unique gathering power of Zulu song and guitar. It is an invitation to dance in the collective spirit of UBUNTU. Botha’s intertwined plaintive vocals and sinuously appealing guitar are an unwavering call for the listener to look deep within for the bestowal of positive human values.
The song harks back to an era when bands like Sakhile, Bayete, and Malopoets were the mouthpiece of the people. Using this energy as a motivational force, it appeals to us to go forward to where we can once again be guided by the star of truth. – Eugene Skeef
