Times Of Swaziland: SWAZIRHYTHM.COM UNVEILS  WEBSITE FOR ESWATINI MUSIC

SWAZIRHYTHM.COM UNVEILS  WEBSITE FOR ESWATINI MUSIC
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BY DUDU DUBE  on 16/09/2020 00:51:00


MBABANE – This will be like a sweet melody to local artists. In what could be
described as long overdue yet a game changer in the profiling and promotion of
Eswatini music artists online, Swazi Rhythm has created and unveiled a
state-of-the art one-stop website for top as well as talented emerging local
artists.
The website is called swazirhythm.com, and mainly features Eswatini’s crème
de la crème music artists. The website was created by renowned local arts
movement leaders Lindelwa Lindz Mafa and Bongani DJ Tizalami Dube, and is
powered by New Life Entertainment.
‘While groundwork for the creation of a music resources website that features
predominantly Eswatini artists has been ongoing in the last two years, the
emergence of a global pandemic that adversely affected the arts sector globally
only catapulted us to work at greater speed and provide a one-stop digital
platform that promotes the best of our Kingdom’s music to the rest of the
world,’ said Dube and Mafa.
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According to the website’s ‘About us’ page, the site is a one-stop hub for
music performed by artists from the Kingdom of Eswatini.
‘SWAZI RHYTHM is a celebration of Eswatini’s diverse forms of music, from
urban contemporary to traditional music, all homebrewed in the Kingdom’.
The concept started over a decade ago, when radio presenter Lindelwa ‘Lindz’
Mafa started a radio show of the same name, and went on to produce a compilation
album titled ‘SWAZI RHYTHM Volume 1’, an album that gave birth to several
award-winning hits.
Visitors to the site, according to the founders, will have access to latest
local showbiz news and to music resources from top as well as up-and-coming
Eswatini artists.
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“We already have profiles of tens of top seasoned and up-and-coming artists
who make quality music in the country, hence music promoters, event managers,
and fans are able to get hold of these artists easily, and to listen to their
music from third party links embedded on their profiles,” they revealed.
While content on the site is available for free via artists’ own-hosted
external links to sites like soundcloud.com, iTunes and others, the
swaziryhthm.com will eventually offer premium and exclusive content in due
course.
‘Also, look out for exclusive releases, including interviews, audio content,
music videos, from some of Eswatini and Africa’s top musicians and
entertainers,’ they said.
Also featured on the website is a music review section, where DJ Tizalami and
guest writers dissect new releases from Eswatini artists, giving candid
critiques and ratings.
The Swazi Rhythm is an affiliate of the Eswatini National Council of Arts and
Culture (ENCAC).