<p>The track is built on a trippy hip-hop beat. Sho Madjozi tones it up with her fast-paced XiTsonga raps while Dee Koala’s organic vocals and Nelisiwe’s raps define the song’s defiant stance. </p><p><div class=”preroll-video”></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><h4><a href=”https://www.okayafrica.com/south-african-hip-hop-women-2018-won/” target=”_blank”>Read: 2018 Was the Year Women Won In (South African) Hip-Hop</a></h4><p>Ms Cosmo is a veteran South African hip-hop deejay, and is famous for her collaborations and women empowerment. “Baningi” carries the spirit of celebrating the strength and magic that women carry which has gained the term #Mbokodo meaning “rock”.</p> <div id=”fdbe9″ class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”7d74e8ee97e2c627a2f64a4296936920″><blockquote class=”twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet” data-twitter-tweet-id=”1297482248699158528″ data-partner=”rebelmouse”><div style=”margin:1em 0″>I really really love @MsCosmoSA new song….a well curated collaboration, each representing different cultures so w… https://t.co/e6ivt4afo3</div> — SIKHULULO (@SIKHULULO)<a href=”https://twitter.com/LuloCafe/statuses/1297482248699158528″>1598178848.0</a></blockquote></div> <p>Unity is power as Ms Cosmo explained the motivation behind the collaboration:<br></p><blockquote>”I’ve always wanted to make a proudly South African song and the combination of these three ladies hit the nail on the mark with achieving that. I’m a big fan of all the three of them so it made it a great fit”. </blockquote><p>The deejay and producer’s last collaboration and single release was two years ago with “Ay Baby” featuring Rouge, Sho Madjozi and Moozlie. </p><p><br></p><p>”Baningi” is sure to make a mark beyond August which is South Africa’s Women’s Month. </p><p>Ms Cosmo is currently working on her project which currently has no title or release date. “I’m hoping to finish it soon,” she says. </p><p>Stream “Baningi” on <a href=”https://open.spotify.com/album/0866OdHuf4nO9cqIevWJam” target=”_blank”>Spotify</a> and <a href=”https://music.apple.com/za/album/1528132691?app=music&at=1000lNCz&lId=22171045&cId=none&sr=1&src=Linkfire&itscg=30440&itsct=catchall_p1&ct=LFV_0c560e382645df79b24fdf7f051fdeda&ls=1″ target=”_blank”>Apple Music</a>. </p><p><br></p><div class=”rm-embed embed-media”><iframe allow=”autoplay *; encrypted-media *;” frameborder=”0″ height=”150″ sandbox=”allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation” src=”https://embed.music.apple.com/za/album/baningi-feat-sho-madjozi-dee-koala-nelisiwe-sibiya/1528132691?i=1528132711″ style=”width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;”></iframe></div><p><br></p><iframe src=”https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:album:0866OdHuf4nO9cqIevWJam” id=”b367c” frameborder=”0″ class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”9266621ea7a07cb4fa60724a992668cc” expand=”1″ height=”480″ width=”100%”></iframe><p><br></p><div class=”rm-embed embed-media”><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA1JHz0MwJk</p></div>
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