Introducing Shiyani Ngcobo Digital **** (four stars) 'Simply magnificent

**** (four stars) 'Simply magnificent

Shiyani Ngcobo has been a maskanda musician for more than thirty years

The winner of numerous maskanda awards

This album captures how he has remained true to the aesthetic of early maskanda

his use of a mixture of the rhythmic patterns associated with its different styles has earned him a reputation in South Africa as something of a maskanda maestro

Introducing Shiyani Ngcobo Digital **** (four stars) 'Simply magnificentBorn of the Zulu experience of labour migrancy, maskanda is a musical dance style dominated by lush acoustic guitar 'picking' and distinctive rhythms. Born in 1953 in Umzinto, on KwaZulu Natal's south coast, Shiyani Ngcobo has been a maskanda musician for more than thirty years. The winner of numerous maskanda awards, his use of a mixture of the rhythmic patterns associated with its different styles has earned him a reputation in South Africa as