<p>This is familiar territory for Zola 7 whose career has been littered with several gospel songs that still maintain the grit of kwaito and hip-hop—”Mzioni” from his 2001 debut album <em>Umdlwembe</em>, “Somlinda Ngengoma” from 2002’s <em>Khokhovula</em>, “Thobile” from <em>Bhambatha</em> (2003), “Phezulu” from <em>Ibutho</em> (2004) and recently “Ngomhla Wosindiso” from 2015’s <em>Intathakusa</em>.</p><p><div class=”preroll-video”></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>So it goes without saying that he sounds at home on “Bonginkosi” which also happens to be the kwaito legend’s birth name.</p><p>He dominates the hook, which Cassper Nyovest also contributes to. A woman vocalist concludes the song with a verse that will teleport the listener to church.</p><div id=”7e067″ class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”04206284617651c0d3845c4d7b4ce35a”><blockquote class=”twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet” data-twitter-tweet-id=”1296568627198656513″ data-partner=”rebelmouse”><div style=”margin:1em 0″>#Bonginkosi out now!!! Click on the link: https://t.co/roIjILtgdo https://t.co/B20bihy7ow</div> — R.M Phoolo (@R.M Phoolo)<a href=”https://twitter.com/casspernyovest/statuses/1296568627198656513″>1597961024.0</a></blockquote></div><p>”Bonginkosi” is catchy and will definitely strike a chord among believers. South Africans love gospel—the genre is one of the biggest in the country, and songs that reference it usually become hits (the latest example being Master KG’s mega hit “Jerusalema”).<br></p><p>”Bonginkosi” appears on Cassper Nyovest’s fifth studio album <em><a href=”https://www.okayafrica.com/cassper-nyovest-any-minute-now-announcement/” target=”_blank”>Any Time Now</a></em> which will be released on the 11<sup>th</sup> of September. It’s the third song to be released from the album after the singles “Good For That” and “Amademoni” which were both release earlier this year. The latter also references gospel, so Cassper is clearly in touch with his creator and saviour. It’s nothing new for Cassper Nyovest who always attributes his success to prayer and the mercy of the Lord in his music.</p><p><div class=”dfp_atf-slot” data-not-loaded=”true”></div><script type=”text/javascript”> checkdfpScripts();
</script></p><p>Stream “Bonginkosi” on <a href=”https://music.apple.com/za/album/bonginkosi-feat-zola-7/1528296676?i=1528297253″ target=”_blank”>Apple Music</a> and <a href=”https://open.spotify.com/track/3a2yMxhGkfeHbgcERWjO3B?si=V1xFRUpmQleybW4B_ctEKQ” target=”_blank”>Spotify</a>.</p><iframe src=”https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:track:3a2yMxhGkfeHbgcERWjO3B” id=”3e194″ frameborder=”0″ class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”c3bc8dea63621bc1ed805393b6ef4d7a” expand=”1″ height=”480″ width=”100%”></iframe><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/bonginkosi-feat-zola-7/1528296676?i=1528297253″ style=”width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;”></iframe></div><p><br></p><p class=”shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube”> <span style=”display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;” class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”8a87a4334622ea58fc17fd3370a5f425″><iframe type=”lazy-iframe” data-runner-src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/EXmrZbf549U?rel=0″ width=”100%” height=”auto” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” style=”position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;”></iframe></span> <small class=”image-media media-caption” placeholder=”Add Photo Caption…”>Bonginkosi</small> <small class=”image-media media-photo-credit” placeholder=”Add Photo Credit…”> <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXmrZbf549U” target=”_blank”>www.youtube.com</a> </small> </p>
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