LibraryJams: Bongeziwe Mabandla

Bongeziwe Mabandla's voice transports emotions like few others can: his recent album, "iiMini", is a story of love and loss. And even if you don't understand his home language isiXhosa, you get a profound sense of the joys and heartbreak that love brings to him - more than that, he invites you to feel these emotions with him. His South African folk sound is the perfect example of what the LibraryJams aim for: to bring intimate, beautiful music performances right into your home!

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[refiloemoloi]

I cannot believe how talented Bongeziwe is. Often times, some things are so good that time stands still when you see them, feel them, hear them. Bongeziwe performing is one of those moments. He is the moment. He is an experience! Wow!

[tostayasleep]

Not him having his dj moment 😭😭❤️😂blissful moment sana

[mfundivundla]

This young man is a genius. A great stylist destined for an amazing career.

[LukeMitchley]

umculo omangalisayo, ungenza ngiziqhenye ngokuba ngowaseNingizimu Afrika!

[nonhlanhlamasombuka]

He said I haven't done this in a long time I'm nervous then what he did after was gold😭

[malosevirgie]

Vocals + Strings = Spiritual concert.

[Coach_Baltazar]

He is more famous outside of SA. This guy is jus gifted. I love isiphelo

[ayandasibusisogule]

Such talent....wow!!I just want to take a long road trip and play this performance again...and the last song 🙊👌👌👌my favourite, !!thank you for such beautiful music Sir!!!😰🎺🎺🎸🎶🎼🎼🔝💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥

[DrSZK-]

Isiphelo on repeat...everything about this song is just beautiful.I wish you get more and more of deserved recognition.

[thembelaty.]

In a recent interview (with Mnisi-we-Mvula😊) he says he is resilient. He is right, he has been around and is still here. He didnt just make Umlilo (the album) and disappeared! Still relevant, amazing, talented, unique with his haunting music! Bongiziwe's lyrics are so deep, could make u tear-up about life situations. Thank u talented being! thank u!😢

[miriamdaepp]

Those are the times I wish I still worked at this place 😭

[wandilengema]

As long as I'm still living ngizomulalela uBongi, decision is taken

[carlotaramirez]

Soy latina, pero su Es tan fresca y natural, es como sentir el susurro del viento bajo un arbol de 300 años, me lleva a los principios de nuestra existencia cuando todo era tan natural que hasta los susurros del silencio tenian su propia esencia.
Esto es Arte puro sin el dramatismo de lo publicitario .❤🎉😊⚖️🔥💞

[nyamekamandonda]

Isiphelo is such a beautiful song, I cant stop listening to it!

[human]

HOLY. FUCKING. SHIT.
Pure spirit.
This is fucking

[sazijikela]

Mangaliso ungumaliso wemvumi. His songs lingers in the mind everyday I stream his music

[skylerlouie]

I started to listen, then I started to look through eyes that weren't seeing, than I started to move - I felt something happening. First my feet, then my lower legs below the chair, then my fingers, hands, arms. My imagination started to flicker then fire. I was elsewhere for a brief moment and thought about Tim Ferriss's suggestion to read Brain Pickings along with Mr. Mabandla - Choose Joy. I was living a transformation and dreaming. Thomas Merton said that the surest way to all that we can be is to develop the willingness to surrender to the creartive power of love and grace in our hears. Wow, what a respite from a wonderful morning that should not even need it.

[lakiniinternetcafe]

i love each and every song from all the albums...iv been streaming every perfomance and every show...even managed to attend a live perfomance last week in millpark. you are changing my life bro. dont ever stop

[Simi]

Bongi at it again. To those who don’t know, l watched a short documentary on this guy. He is a well established artist (as in painting). Gifted

[langelihlenyuswa]

ai the audience did not appreciate him enough!
literally love him, such a talented artist ❤