To the World & Beyond

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To the World & Beyond
To the World & Beyond.jpg
Studio album by
Sun-El Musician
ReleasedDecember 4, 2020 (2020-12-04)
Length2:39:00
Label EL World Music
Producer
Sun-El Musician chronology
Africa to the World
(2018)		To the World & Beyond
(2020)		 African Electronic Dance Music
(2021)

To the World & Beyond is the second studio album by South African DJ Sun-El Musician, released on December 4, 2020 by EL World Music. [1] [2]

Contents

The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).

Background

On November 24, 2020, Sun-El Musician announced his double album release date. [3]

Accolades

To the World & Beyond was nominated for Best Dance Album, Male Artist of the Year and won Best Live Audio Visual Recording at 27th South African Music Awards. [4]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2021To the World & BeyondBest Live Audio Visual RecordingWon
Male Artist of the YearNominated
Best Dance AlbumNominated

Artwork

The album's artwork features Sun-El Musician upper body, wearing traditional attire. [1] Its background is composed by planets. The cover was designed by visual artist Alexis Chivir-ter Tsegba.

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Ngiwele" (featuring Afriikan Papi, Just Bheki)6:18
2."Kwalula" (Simmy, Sino Msolo)4:29
3."Goduka" (with Ami Faku, Mthunzi)3:40
4."Superhero" (with Bongeziwe Mabandla)3:10
5."Amasosha" (with Mthunzi, Sino Msolo)3:33
6."Uhuru" (featuring Azana)4:37
7."Ilanga" (with Simmy, Ami Faku)3:54
8."Never Never" (with Nobuhle)6:06
9."Ithemba" (featuring Vernotile)4:29
10."Ubomi Abumanga" (featuring Msaki)5:32
11."Mandinaye" (with Ami Faku)6:57
12."Without You" (with Black Motion featuring Miss P)5:20
13."Proud of You" (featuring Omi Kobi, Sino Msolo)6:27
14."Fire" (with Sauti Soul)3:47
15."Mngani Wam" (featuring Laliboi)5:36
16."Fly Again" (with Kwesta)5:38
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Abazali" (with Umzulu Phaqa)3:50
2."Salanabani" (with Bongeziwe Mabandla, Claudio, Kenza)5:51
3."Time Wasted"5:04
4."Lengane" (with Simmy)5:39
5."Buyisa" (with Mandisa)4:19
6."Chasing Summer" (with Claudio, Kenza, Msaki)7:11
7."Van Demme"5:26
8."Love is blind" (featuring Dafro, Simmy)6:35
9."Mr Right" (EL Zintle)5:07
10."Midlife Crisis" (with Linos Rosetta)7:15
11."Opelenge"3:57
12."To the World"6:49
13."No Drama"3:58
14."Call Me" (with Zolani Mahola)3:21
15."Garden" (with Julia Church)4:49
Total length:2:39:00

Commercial performance

To the World & Beyond garnered over 7.5 million streams on Spotify a day before release. [5]

Critical reception

Year-end lists

Select year-end rankings of To the World & Beyond
Critic/PublicationListRankRef.
Apple MusicApple Music Top Albums of 2021 - South Africa
16

Release and promotion

The album standard edition was released on December 4, 2021.

A Journey to the World & Beyond (Uhuru Space Force) Virtual Concert was released an hour before the album release. [8] [1] [9]

"Ubomi Abumanga" featuring South African singer Msaki was released as second single and accompanying music video on May 28, 2020. [10]

"Never Never" featuring South African singer Nobuhle was released as third single on December 3, 2021. [11]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
South Africa (RISA) [12] Platinum30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for To the World & Beyond
RegionDateFormat(s)Edition(s)LabelRef.
South Africa4 December 2020StandardEL World Music [13]

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