Emakhaya

For the single by Simmy, see Emakhaya (song).

Emakhaya
Studio album by Mlindo the Vocalist
Released	September 21, 2018
Recorded	2017–2018
Genre	Afropop afrobeats soul house music alternative R&B
Length	60:51
Label	BlaqBoy Music Sony Music Africa
Producer	DJ Maphorisa, Young DLC
Mlindo the Vocalist chronology
Emakhaya (2018) Lindokuhle (2022)
Singles from Emakhaya
"AmaBlesser" Released: January 28, 2018 "Macala" Released: October 17, 2018

Emakhaya is the debut studio album by South African singer-songwriter Mlindo the Vocalist. It was released on September 21, 2018, by BlaqBoy Music and Sony Music Africa. ^[1] The album is a mixture of afropop, soul, house and alternative R&B. ^[2]

Background

After the release of his debut single, "AmaBlesser", in January 2018, Mlindo confirmed that he was working on an album and estimated that it would be released later in 2018. ^[3] On September 14, he announced the album's title and revealed its cover art as it was made available to pre-order and pre-save on iTunes.

Commercial performance

Emakhaya was certified gold in South Africa. ^[4]

Industry awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2019	Emakhaya	Best Afro Pop Album	Nominated	[5]
		Best Produced Album	Nominated
		Newcomer of the Year	Nominated

Release and promotion

The album launch was held on September 21, 2018, at The Orbit in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. ^[6]

Singles

"AmaBlesser" was released on January 28, 2018, as the album's lead single. The album reached number-one on the Radiomonitor South Africa, and also was atop on the iTunes Local Single Chart the following day.

"Macala" was released as the second single on October 17, 2019. It also peaked number-one on both Entertainment Monitor Africa and the Radiomonitor South Africa. The single had a major contribution on the album's 45 million streams. ^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mlindo the Vocalist, except where noted.

Emakhaya

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ancestors"	3:57
2.	"Emakhaya"	3:44
3.	"AmaBlesser"	3:28
4.	"Egoli"	4:01
5.	"Usbahle"	4:02
6.	"Cold Summers"	4:13
7.	"Lay'ndlini"	4:10
8.	"Wamuhle"	3:59
9.	"Imoto"	4:32
10.	"Usukulude"	3:52
11.	"Nge Thanda Wena"	2:36
12.	"Mosadi"	4:47
13.	"Lengoma"	3:27
14.	"Macala"	4:33
15.	"AmaBlesser"	3:29
Total length:		60:51

Radio edit

No.	Title	Length
15.	Untitled	4:32
Total length:		4:32

Personnel

• Mlindo the Vocalist – vocals
• Sjava – featured artist on vocals (track 4)
• Vyno Miller – featured artist on vocals (tracks 6 and 12)
• Shwi No Mtekhala – featured artist on vocals (track 8)
• Sha Sha – featured artist on vocals (track 11)
• Thabsie – featured artist on vocals (tracks 14 and 16)
• Kwesta – featured artist on vocals (tracks 14 and 16)
• Sfeesoh – featured artist on vocals (tracks 14 and 16)
• Rayvanny – featured on vocals (track 15)
• DJ Maphorisa – production
• Choole Munyati – composition
• Thabo Ngubani – composition
• Bongani Sikhukula – composition
• Howard Goward – composition
• Darlington Chikwewo – composition
• Tshegofatso Teffo - composition
• Tshego AMG - Guitars and Production

References

1. "Mlindo The Vocalist - Emakhaya [CD]". Echo's Record Bar Online Store.
2. "Mlindo The Vocalist's 'Emakhaya' comes at just the right time". FDBQ Music.
3. "Mlindo The Vocalist's debut album goes gold". ZAlebs. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
4. Tjiya, Emmanuel (2018-12-08). "Mlindo goes golden with Emakhaya". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
5. "All the 2019 SAMA winners". BizCommunity. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
6. "Mlindo The Vocalist-Emakhaya album review". OStudio Post.
7. Adejoy (11 May 2019). "Mlindo The Vocalist's plenty win | Fakaza News". Fakaza News. Retrieved May 11, 2019.

External links

• Mlindo the Vocalist at AllMusic