Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, 11th July 25 – After months of teasing new music, building undeniable anticipation and keeping his fans on the edge of their seats, rising Maskandi artist, Zwide, has officially released his sophomore EP ‘Asazani Sinqunu’.
Today, the platinum selling ‘Wenhliziyo Yami’ hitmaker explores the complexities of love, from the butterflies and giddiness of a new romance in the opening track ‘Kwanhliziyo Ngise’ to the need for independence and freedom in the lead single ‘Ngizokwala’ which has taken Tik Tok by storm, sitting on over 500k views since its release last week. Adding to the excitement, Zwide is currently featured on the cover of the Bhinca Nation Spotify playlist, a testament to his growth.
‘Asazani Sinqunu’ captures the emotional rollercoaster that often comes with being in love. Staying true to his signature storytelling style, the highly anticipated EP unpacks and dives into the realities of modern relationships.
Listen to ‘Asazani Sinqunu’ here.
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Sthabiso Nxumalo better known as Zwide was born and raised in Stamford, Ladysmith, KwaZulu Natal. He comes from a single woman headed home where his grandmother taught him how a man carries himself, respects and takes care of woman around him. His background encouraged him to work hard and become a prominent person in society. He travelled down to Johannesburg with the plan to find a job to put bread on the table for his family, however music has always been his first love with the doubt of making it due to his unemployment problems hanging.
He lost his mother at a very young age, leaving him at the hands of his older sister and grandmother, however life forced him to take the role of the leader because of being the only man in the family. Growing up in a rural area instilled humility and strength. Through his music career he has managed to renovate his childhood home, purchased himself a car and provided a better living fir his family.
After a month of staying in the city of Gold and securing a job as a petrol attendant, Zwide began his music career where the maskandi hit track Wenhliziyo Yami ft. Mafikizolo and Umehlabomvu, this opened doors for him birthing the upcoming EP i-Attention which features Dr Smile, Umehlabomvu and Inkosi Yamagcokama whom he looks up to dearly.
In the beginning of his journey Zwide experienced challenges such as being undermined by well established artists, lack of finances as well as struggling to access promoters for bookings for an extra income. His desire is to dominate charts, make more music with Inkosi Yamagcokama whom he describes as one artist who reignites the spark for music in him and encourages him on the possibilities of his dreams coming true.