Zikhonkotha Ehambayo

# Skhanga announces *Zikhonkotha Ehambayo*, a collaborative Maskandi album for 2026

Skhanga will release *Zikhonkotha Ehambayo*, an eight-track Maskandi album, on 23 September 2026. The project places the artist at the centre of a compact, collaboration-led set, with featured appearances spread across most of the tracklist.

The album opens with “Thando lwathola kabi”, featuring KaMaphanga and Yolokazi, before moving into “Sine Pride” with Shenge Wasehlalankosi and MaGumede Wenu. The title track, “Zikhonkotha ehambayo”, features Nzuzo Wezihlabani and appears early in the sequence, giving the project its defining statement.

The guest list remains central throughout the album. Shenge Wasehlalankosi returns on “Ilegacy”, while “Isakhamuzi sami” brings together Nkosazana Minnie and Nzuzo Wezihlabani. Other collaborations include Londeka Shangase on “Bayathanda lokho” and Thembani on the closing track, “Ungavumi Ngawe”.

There are two tracks without listed features: “Ike ngivuke ngiyozama” and “Ilegacy” is not solo—rather, the only clearly unfeatured song is “Ike ngivuke ngiyozama”. This gives Skhanga at least one space to carry the album alone amid its broader network of collaborators.

With eight songs and a strong emphasis on vocal partnerships, *Zikhonkotha Ehambayo* looks set to present Skhanga’s take on contemporary Maskandi through a series of focused collaborations rather than an oversized tracklist. For listeners following new Maskandi releases, the album’s appeal lies in its concentrated format and the range of artists brought into Skhanga’s world.