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Tracklist:

LP 1

1. Umhome
2. House Of The Rising Sun
3. Milele feat. Seun Kuti & Thandiswa Mazwai
4. Hapo Zamani
5. Love Tastes Like Strawberries feat. Gregory Porter
6. Khuluma feat. Msaki
7. Pata Pata
8. A Piece Of Ground

LP 2

1. Kwedini
2. Lakutshon’ilanga
3. Olili
4. Mbombela
5. Jike’lemaweni feat. Angelique Kidjo
6. Nonqonqo feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo
7. Malaika
8. Ring Bell, Ring Bell
9. Mabhongo feat. Nduduzo Makhathini

Somi Kakoma is a US-based singer, songwriter, playwright and actor of Rwandan and Ugandan descent. Her albums have included guest appearances from the likes of Common, Angelique Kidjo and the late Hugh Masekela, while she earned a Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy nomination in 2021 – the first African woman to be recognised in any Jazz category. Her acclaimed 2022 album, ‘Zenzile – The Reimagination Of Miriam Makeba’, is a celebration of the music and messages of social justice made by the ‘first lady of African song’ and features interpretations of some of Makeba’s best known recordings.