South African all-female Maskandi group iZingane Zoma return with a new eleven-track album called “Isitofu Sami” through Gallo Record Company. The record runs fifty-three minutes and fifty-five seconds, and it follows their 2025 album, Intshebe Noka Manana.
Gallo Record Company announced the project with the tagline “THE DIVAS ARE BACK,” pushing the group’s latest work ahead of South Africa’s festive season. The album carries energetic vocal harmonies and intricate guitar arrangements, with commentary drawn from everyday experiences. That combination gives the Maskandi foundation room to breathe across all eleven songs.
The tracklist opens with “Ngicela Wemukele” and moves through “Bayothi Uthwele,” the title track “Isitofu Sami,” “Imidiyadiya,” “Akusilo Icala,” and “Amalunda.” Also included are “I-Studio,” “Akuyi Olubuyayo,” “Umkhwenyana Kadade,” and “Kuyolamula Bani.” The collection closes with “Kuganene Abafazi.”
For anyone new to the group, iZingane Zoma are known for traditional Zulu music and Maskandi storytelling. Intshebe Noka Manana gave them a full-length release last year, and this one builds on that same foundation.
With its traditional Maskandi base and its focus on experiences within Zulu culture, Isitofu Sami adds another full body of work to a catalogue that keeps growing.
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