The Voice of Africa (Kelly Khumalo album)

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The Voice of Africa
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Studio album by
Kelly Khumalo
Released9 October 2020 (2020-10-09)
Genre Afro pop
Label Universal Music
Producer
  • Mondli Ngcobo
  • Asanda Mvana
  • Nduduzo Makhathini
  • Hubert Batundi Muisha
Kelly Khumalo chronology
Unleashed
(2018)		The Voice of Africa
(2020)		 From a God to a King
(2023)
Singles from The Voice of Africa
  1. "Empini"
    Released: 19 June 2020
  2. "Undithatha Kancinci"
  3. "Esiphambanweni"
    Released: 11 September 2021

The Voice of Africa is the ninth studio album by South African singer Kelly Khumalo. [1] It was released on 9 October 2020 by Universal Music. [2] It was produced by Mondli Ngcobo.

Contents

The album was certified gold in South Africa.

Background

On 13 February 2020, Kelly announced that she had started recording her ninth studio album on her Instagram account. [3]

Singles

"Empini" was released as album's lead single on 19 June 2020, as well as accompanying music video. [4] The song peaked number one on South Africa Afro Pop Music charts. [5]

"Esiphambanweni" featuring Hlengiwe Mhlaba was released on 11 September 2021, as the third single, [6] peaked number one on South Africa Gospel charts. [7]

Commercial performance

The Voice of Africa (TVOA) was certified gold in South Africa on 20 May 2021. [8]

Album track "Empini" was certified 4× platinum, "Esiphambanweni" 2× platinum, and "Ngathwala Ngaye" platinum. [9]

Track listing

The Voice of Africa track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nok'khanya" 6:50
2."Kuyenyukela" 6:34
3."Empini" 4:49
4."Loshona Nini" 3:47
5."Undithatha Kancinci"Asanda Mvana4:22
6."Ngathwala Ngaye" (featuring Mondli Ngcobo) 4:28
7."Awazi Lutho" 4:31
8."Esphambanweni" (featuring Hlengiwe Mhlaba) 6:23
Total length:42:00

Personnel

Credits for The Voice of Africa are adapted from AllMusic. [10]

Accolades

The Voice of Africa was nominated for Best Afro Pop Album at the 27th South African Music Awards. [11]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2021The Voice of AfricaBest Afro Pop AlbumNominated

The Voice of Africa (Live)

The Voice of Africa
Live album by
Kelly Khumalo
Released12 November 2021 (2021-11-12)
VenueSter Kinekor, Rosebank
StudioUniversal Music
Genre Afro pop [12]
Length51:00
Producer Mondli Ngcobo

The Voice of Africa is a live album by South African singer Kelly Khumalo. [12] It was recorded at Ster Kinekor, Rosebank in November 2021. [13]

The album incorporates elements of maskandi and traditional folk music, and gospel. [13]

Track listing

Live edition track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Nok'khanya"5:58
2."Undithatha Kancinci"3:32
3."Ngathwala Ngaye" (featuring Mondli Ngcobo)5:44
4."Kuyenyukela"5:58
5."Loshona Nini"4:24
6."Awazi Lutho"7:08
7."Esiphambanweni" (featuring Hlengiwe Mhlaba)9:04
8."Empini"9:20
Total length:51:00

Certifications

Certifications for The Voice of Africa
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
South Africa (RISA) [14] Gold10,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions and reference
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelEdition(s)Ref.
South Africa9 October 2020
  • CD
  • digital download
Universal MusicStandard [15]

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