Camagwini in association with Kwathole Inc

World On Press


Performance and appearance call
Artist overview

Kwathole productions present to you the ethno afro soul princess of World Music. Camagwini pictured here has just come back from her world tour with brand new offering titled Emandulo “ancient days”. The album has received two nominees at this year’s South African Music Awards, best female and best African contemporary album. During her world tour she has share stages with the likes of Angelique Kidjo, Puff Johnson, Tania Maris, Asa, Busi Mhlongo and Hugh Masekela. Around the world and in South Africa her vibrant live yet soulful performance has been astonishing. Her stage presence is unforgettable with a taste of African Cinderella. Her performances and music videos portray a seasoned traditional healer, usually decorated with colourful beads, a long beaded pipe, luscious dreadlocks with bald hairstyle, a painted face and no shoes on her feet. Each and every colour in her image has a significant meaning. Camagwini is rich in culture and proudly African.

Camagwni born in South Africa, Eastern Cape at the birth province of Nelson Mandela, is an afro soul Nubian songstress and composer. The name Camagwini reflects Africans’ connection with spiritual divine intervention and ancestral worship. Her real name is Siphokazi Buti. She obtained the name because of her ancestral calling as a young spiritual singer. Camagwini is a breath of fresh air in the South African music scene. Camagwini’s song writing skills portray her as an orator and a culturally relevant young artist whose compositions show an uncompromising attitude and conviction to her Xhosa and true African heritage. Camagwini writes and brags about African beauty of the soul and shades of blackness, and who finds solace in African (s)heroism and black pride whilst challenging those who lack rhythm in their black souls, poses serious introspection to skeptical musicologists who thought new age song writing lacked depth and inspiration.


Camagwini’s music influence and her comfort in soulful interpretations of Afro-traditional comes from observing, participating and interpreting Xhosa folklore songs performed by elderly women of her village in the rural Eastern Cape and transported by migrant workers to the city of Port Elizabeth where she grew up in the township of New Brighton with her grand mother. The music of Camagwini is described as World Music.


The Album Emandulo “Ancient Days” is taking South African fans and festivals by storm. Her music interprets past and present of South African road to freedom. It also celebrates the comeback of our African leaders from exile. The album is an Afro-soul dish spiced with various elements from the world’s leading musical ingredients, i.e. soul, Afro-jazz, classical, Maskandi, Xhosa traditional and even Indian Bangra music: it is a fusion of everything beautiful about sound. Recorded in South Africa and featured Pops Mohamed,Kunle from Nigeria, Black Coffee and Imithente. It appeal to young and old and is beautiful crafted with a unique artistic direction. The humble ethno soul songstress is willing to spread her wings and fly again this year.


for bookings contact:

Ian Thanduxolo Jindela
Publicity and artist bookings
South African
+27 738447848
kwathole@gmail.com
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