BY KWANELE TSABEDZE
MBABANE – “Music lovers can expect a top tier Swati Musical experience, Siswati lyrics blending perfectly with smooth Afro sounds.”
This is what Lyrikal Busta promises to deliver in his new album, titled ‘Afro Bliss’, which is set for release on August 25.
“Music lovers can expect a top tier Swati Musical experience, Siswati lyrics blending perfectly with smooth Afro sounds, we have worked with finest Swati artist like Sarnilo, Young Zesh, Chaboy, Liz Harris and ZwiLe who also came in and made sure our stories are told to the world,” said Lyrikal Busta, real name Manzemvula Masuku.
“The process of creating ‘Afro Bliss’ has been an inspiration and a learning experience. Having an idea, perfecting it, breathing life to it and seeing it come to life is not child’s play and we are excited to be finally presenting a whole new sound to our supporters,” said Lyrikal Busta.
Speaking on the name of the album, Lyrikal Busta said that Afro Bliss is the first word that came to mind when he was ready to hit the studio and create.
“At first I was just fascinated with the idea because I felt it explained the exact sound I had in mind for the project. When collaborating with other creatives like producers and artist I would say I want a very Blissful afro sound and they would instantly get what I was saying and just connect to my frequencies as an artist, so when the project was nearly done I figured we have used this word more than any other word in the process of making this project, why not just name it “Afro Bliss”,” revealed Busta.
The 11-track album is released under Upscale Live, and features tracks which have already caused heat on the streets, like ‘Tfungisani’, ‘Bantfwabami’, ‘Buyekhaya’ and ‘Estradini’ which features South African rapper Siya Shezi.
