Ex-Vee protege Mingo in a comeback bid

Gasebalwe Seretse
Correspondent | Wednesday November 3, 2010 00:00

The album contains 12 tracks Ratsabakela, Massage, Ngwaga O Mosha, Santse Ke Le Nosi, Homas, Monate, RIP, Bafana, Haleluya, Rola Ka Smeka and Madi Ko Pele.  The young artist did well to feature the man-of-the- moment Kgotla Juju Boy' Ntsima and Vee, the undisputable king of kwaito/kwasa in this engaging album.

This time around, Mingo roped in a producer who did his homework and the artist has shown an element of maturity by adding a dash of different genres in some of his songs and this is likely to win him more fans.

Some of the songs to look out for in this album include Ratsabakela, Santse Ke Le Tsotsi and Haleluya.Ratsabakela is a danceable and feel good song in which the artist boasts that he is well heeled.  There is no doubt that lovers of kwaito/kwasa will dance away to this song this festive season.

In Ke Santse Kele Nosi, the artist reminds those who have written a premature obituary about him that he is still around. He pokes fun at those who claim that he is no longer in the industry and he did a good job of it.  This is yet another song that has proved that the young man is still a force to reckon with in this industry.  Track number 10, Haleluya is a hot song with a dash of Afro-pop and motswako.

It will be surprising if this song does not become an anthem at weddings, clubs and other entertainment joints.  Haleluya can also be mistaken for a work of a gospel artist.

In the self-titled Aminoni, the artist says that he is the hit-maker that he has always been. This being the title track, one would have expected it to be among the most outstanding hits in the album but sadly this is not so.

 The jazzy RIP is a tribute to a friend and whoever that is; he or she must be sorely missed by the artist.  Contrary to expectations, Monate is not as nice as the title suggests.  Mingo could have done better on this one.

The youthful artist was wise to rope in gifted vocalists in some of the tracks such as Haleluya and this reviewer believes that this is one of the factors that made it to be one of the outstanding songs in the album.

 All-in-all, this is a good album for lovers of kwaito/kwasa and Mingo, and it would be wise to buy it in preparation for the coming festive season.  The graphic designer also did a great job by coming up with an attractive sleeve.

One can only hope that local radio stations, which are known for ignoring struggling local musicians will find it in their hearts to play some of the tracks from the album.