Sjava “Isibuko” Album Review. Nowadays, it’s virtually customary for musicians to make an announcement about a project’s impending release.
This initiative was taken for a number of reasons. First of all, it gives fans a preview of what to anticipate and, in the case that there is a teaser, fuels their excitement.
Of course, there is no way to predict how the project will be received in the end. Then again, a mirror into the future was presented to the audience.
Sjava, a South African trap ace, accomplished this with his just-released “Isibuko” record. He guided fans into a nice music Friday after releasing a teaser and cover image. Join us as we examine the project’s varied facets.
Cover Art
Cover artworks frequently provide information about a project and may even reveal the artist’s emotions at the time of the project’s creation.
It may be claimed that Sjava was self-centered in this situation and wished for his followers to be as well. He advised them to ignore all outside distractions and keep their binoculars trained on the spotlight where he is.
Only the singer standing in front of the microphone, seemingly poised to spit the bars included in the reviewed effort, the “Isibuko” album, is seen on the sparse artwork.
Tracklist
Sjava is not renowned for being picky about the tracklist. In other words, he is more likely to abandon a project with a short tracklist than one with a long tracklist that is loaded up like a fishing trawler.
The songster here, though, made a significant adjustment by letting his muses just swim. As a result, his “Isibuko” album contains exactly 18 songs, starting with “Thixo” and finishing with a “Peace” night.
Numbers like “Ubuhle Bendalo,” “Kube Ngangazi,” “Time,” “Amaphiko,” and “Amavaka” are in between those.
We’re still counting, but other tracks on the list include “Grounding,” “My Life,” “Iphisi,” “Dudla,” “Ungavumi,” and “Isola.”
Features
A project offers opportunities for artists to collaborate — work with people whose work they admire or who respect enough to want to work with, or who want to add an external flavour to their offering.
Whatever the case, collaborations are part of artistic creations as we know them.
Sjava did not run solo with his latest compilation. The tapped the vocal resources of his associates back home. The collaboration started from the very first track in the compilation, “Thixo,” in which he worked with Nontokozo Mkhize.
Thereafter, he had tapped the vocal resources of Saudi, a former label mate at Ambitiouz Entertainment, Delayde, Lolli Native, Emtee, Samoa the Great, Anzo, Vernotile, Q Twin, Mzukulu, Shwi, Umzulu Phaqa, Udumakahle, and Inkos’yamagcokama.
The eclecticism of the tracklist cannot be missed as the songster worked with artists of various genres, from house to hip hop, right down to maskandi
Key Songs
In almost every project, people would readily point to favourites — the songs that resonate with them the most or songs that they think have great creative energy and will leave in their consciousness for a while.
Left to us we would point to “Time,” “My Life,” and “Peace.” While it is tempting to want to dwell on the choice of this three, we would rather leave it to you to listen and find out for yourself.
Themes
For a compilation of 18 tracks, it was inevitable that Sjava would explore several themes. Among the themes the songster explored in his latest body of work are love and relationships, growth and uncertainty — in fact, the BET award winner took on life in its many hues.
Summing Up
Musicians often announce projects and drop teasers, but sometimes the finished work has fans shaking their heads and even sticking out their middle fingers.
Sjava, fortunately, spared the listener that experience. His “Isibuko” is a project worth the wait and worth a place on a playlist.
