The fifteen-piece kaleidoscopic ensemble IzangoMa might only be releasing its
debut offering on the esteemed UK-based label Brownswood Recording this
coming Northern Hemisphere Spring, but the collective’s roots stretch back to the
meeting of Sibusile Xaba (vox/keys) and Ashley Kgabo (synths/snare drum/drum
machine) in 2016. The album is the logical next step in a journey. Sibusile Xaba
reveals a side to his virtuosic talent at cardinal opposites with the familiar folk
sound the largesse knew him for. Kings rejoice in laughter on album opener
“Agenda Re-member”, while the music cascades carefree over frequencies
expressing joy and positive living. In this world, IzangoMa’s world, the moon
sings sweet melodies and the children rejoice in laughter. Worries are but a
distraction, and joy is the ultimate quest. It’s a declaration of love in its highest,
lucid, uninhibited form.