In early Y2K, Simphiwe Dana happened on us. We'd get to know the name music for the rest of our lives. An Eastern Cape luminary, rising through the Joburg poetry & alt-native scene, songs written in the stars. From bubbling under foundations, the heat Dana dropped was felt across borders. Before Braam, before Newtown Cultural Precinct, Long Street or Hatfield. Before the afro-futurism buzz. Simphiwe Dana's debut music video for the lead single 'Ndiredi' (“I’m ready” in Xhosa), refreshed our scre

Simphiwe Dana and Nomzamo Mbatha | Vusi Mongwe comedian