Artist Info: Blaq Diamond

Blaq Diamond - made up of Ndumiso Mdletshe and Sphelele Dunywa - fuse Maskandi, Mbube and other traditional elements into their pop-leaning iteration of afro soul. Fittingly, they describe their sophomore album 'Umuthi' as "Mbube, African sounds from the mountains." We caught up with them to shed light on their journey so far and gain some insight into their music-making processes. [read more...]