Zubz - Listeners Digest

(Outrageous Records/ CDRAGE(WM) 005)

'Listeners Digest' is the debut album of Zubz, a Zambian-born, Zimbabwean-raised MC/songwriter/producer based in Johannesburg, who is currently being hailed as the future of South African hip-hop. 28-year-old Zubz is a lyricist of incredible skill and this album is a collection of 19 quality tracks.

There are more light-hearted songs such as the humorous 'Agony Haggz' or the cynical 'Superstar' as well as the conscious 'Brand New Day' which features indigenous instruments, such as the Kora, talking drum, rain stick and more.The track with most of an African influence is 'Handiende' which is partly a cover version of Steve Makoni's Zimbabwean classic of the same title. The mix of Zubz' rap delivery (about infidelity) and traditional signing in chorus in Shona (Zimbabwe's official language) is just perfect.

Reviewer : JJC

Handiende (clip)