Amantle goes exotic
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Amantle
The 21-year-old first gave a hint on her exotic style a few months ago when she featured on Darkboy Masey’s single Mari A Pera, a Kalanga verb, which means ‘I am broke’. She then recorded a Shona track with Spiza Valentino, Bouncy and South African artist Xoliwe titled Usacheme (Do not cry), which they were scheduled to perform during the Pink Concert in Zimbabwe early this year. The show was cancelled.
Amantle is also featured in Nigerian Naijaboy’s track Mukele singing in Yoruba. Speaking to Showbiz she mentioned that the exotic element is the re-branded Amantle. “I write my lyrics in English and my foreign counterparts help me with the translation,” she said.
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