Fans of Musician Thandiswa Mazwai were over the moon when King Tha , as she’s commonly known broke the news that she is finally going to give the people what they want in a form of an album, a documentary, an archive and last but not least an exhibition, Halala!!
Fans of the musician will tell you that Thandiswa has the most loyal fans ever , they have been supporting her since her Bongo muffin days until now. Though King Tha hasn’t been releasing new music her fans still hold her in high esteem.
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King Tha took to Twitter to tell her fans to keep safe and do everything they must to live until next year, because she’ll be blessing them with a massive bag of entertainment.
“Sankofa. The album. The doccie. The archive. The exhibit. Coming to you in 2021. Take care of yourselves because we are going back for what’s ours,” she tweeted.
SANKOFA. The album. The doccie. The archive. The exhibit. Coming to you in 2021. Take care of yourselves because we are going back for what’s ours.
— SANKOFA album&Doccie 2021 (@thandiswamazwai) May 28, 2020
The activist explained that the name Sankofa was derived from Ghana and it meant “go back and get it “.
The excitement on on TL couldn’t be contained and really showed how fans endorced her in every way.
SANKOFA is a word in the Twi language from Ghana meaning “go back and get it”. There is an Andinka symbol for this word. See picture below. pic.twitter.com/A7plFruZEu
— SANKOFA album&Doccie 2021 (@thandiswamazwai) May 28, 2020
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The songstress has emphasized the significance for African Artists to create their own archives and take control of their legacy in all aspects. She also said that if artist perserve their legacy they will prove useful for the next generation of artist to come.
She continued to add that more than legacy, this particular project had a lot of significance for her as a female artist.
“My personal archive project is an attempt at fighting the erasure of women’s stories from history. I will not disappear. I will be seen beyond my time here. Sankofa ! Defend your story.”
