Ng'funa intozami

# Mzukulu announces a new chapter in Maskandi with *Ng'funa intozami*

Mzukulu’s *Ng'funa intozami* is a 17-track Maskandi album arriving on 17 October 2025. It is a substantial project built around the artist’s voice, with Dumisani Sfanele Zulu and BAQAZILE ENTERTAINMENT appearing across the tracklist and a wide circle of additional collaborators helping shape its sound.

The album’s title, *Ng'funa intozami*, places the project’s focus on a personal search for what belongs to Mzukulu. While no further thematic statement has been supplied, the tracklist suggests an album that moves through different emotional and conversational spaces rather than relying on a short, tightly packaged format. Songs such as “Ngimele wena”, “Ngelinye ilanga”, “There is no one” and “Kwenzakalani?” point to themes of waiting, absence, uncertainty and questioning, while titles including “Don’t give a Damn” and “Firefighter” suggest a more defiant and energetic side.

Mzukulu is joined by a notably broad group of Maskandi voices. Shisamabhodwe and Dumisani Sfanele Zulu feature on the opening track, “Firefighter”, while Mfoka Msezane appears on the title track, “Ng'funa intozami”. Intombi yasoLundi contributes to “Ubu Ghost bami”, and Jumbo features on “UmaKhumalo”. Zamambo Mkhize appears on both “Thandolwethu” and “Umkhovu etsheni”, with further collaborations involving Umfana Wekhansela, Njabulo Langa, Godide, Siya Ntuli, Inyosi Magwiny’ imbuzi and Londeka Shangase.

That range of guests gives the album a strong collaborative identity. Some tracks are framed as two-artist exchanges, while others bring in several credited contributors, creating a sense of a wider musical community around Mzukulu. Dumisani Sfanele Zulu’s recurring presence is particularly notable, appearing on nearly every track and helping provide continuity across the album’s 17 songs. BAQAZILE ENTERTAINMENT is also credited throughout the project.

The tracklist balances distinctive, immediately memorable titles with more reflective ones. “Sekwalenga ukhiye”, “Kwelas’Ondini”, “Kwazi Nsele”, “Eka-11” and “Sekwayinweba” add character and local specificity to the project, while the title track gives the album its central point of reference. With its long-form structure and extensive guest list, *Ng'funa intozami* is positioned as a release for listeners who want to spend time with a full Maskandi album rather than sample a single moment.

Mzukulu’s *Ng'funa intozami* will be released on 17 October 2025.