African Maverick: Thiawanda Releases New Album ‘Letters’


By Phumzile Mavimbela


A new breed of African maverick, Thaiwanda is a producer, songwriter and performer whose rich fusion of musical textures and sonics is set to win over a new global audience.
His anticipated debut album on Paradise Sound System titled Letters is officially out now! Thaiwanda is a perfect fit with the new German-South African initiative taking independent African artists to the world.

Thaiwanda reveals a sound that transcends genres, and that articulates and integrates African sounds and rhythms into a rich fusion of musical textures and sonics.
The Zimbabwean-born Thaiwanda is known for his hitmaker status, having worked on chart-topping tracks with musical talent spanning the Africa continent. 

Among these are co-production and songwriting on “Phumakim” off South African Cassper Nyovest’s two time platinum-selling Tsholofelo, production and a feature on “No Stress” off the award-winning A Few Good Poemsby Zimbabwe’s Tehn Diamond, and co-production and a feature (alongside Riky Rick, Reason and Kwesta) on “Mercy” off Dj Sliqe’s InjayaAfrican Maverick Thiawanda Vol 1. 

 With his fresh, pan-African and globally accessible sound, Thaiwanda is poised to attract new audiences to a fanbase that currently straddles the United Kingdom, Canada, USA, Zimbabwe, Botswana, China and South Africa. Already featured, either solo or through features, production and co-writing on TRACE, MTV and Channel O, and the recipient of multiple awards nominations, Thaiwanda is eyeing a discerning global audience in 2020 with his trio of irresistible tracks built around an arsenal of anthemic hooks, smoldering melodies and masterful production

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