Paras Sibalukhulu "Ingoma Busuku Album Launch

Paras Dlamini’s debut album, titled ‘INGOMA BUSUKU’ was recorded in Cape Town, South Africa over a space of three days. This project was born off Linda Sikhakhane’s ‘SA/Swiss Celebration Group Tour’ in SA early 2023. Sikhakhane toured with Swiss (Lucca Fries & Jonas Ruther) and French (Geraud Portal) musicians he had recorded his last album ‘Isambulo’ with and Paras features in a song titled ‘uNongoma’ in the album.

Although the music, lyrics and even some impromptu performances at various local events, have been under consistent development, this is a fresh take on the distinctly Southern African idiom with Dlamini’s collaboration of ‘Ingoma Busuku’.

South African Jazz is a groove-laden exploration of multiple linguistic cadences, in this case, Dlamini expresses himself in his native Zulu language, yet his stylistic nuances reveal his multi-dimensional inspirations both-local, continental and international. ‘Ingoma Busuku’ is an IsiZulu axiom that simply means ‘Song of Night’, but a poetic expression which simply speaks to secret and sacred mantras, prayers, love ballads and affirmations and to self, the Supreme Being and the Ancestors.

Produced by Blue Note Records recording artists/composer/arranger Dr Nduduzo Makhathini. This is an evocatively spiritual album that will make you dance, meditate and reflect on your own journeys, the ins and outs of life.

Paras Dlamini is accompanied by the eloquent company of South African Saxophonist Linda Sikhakhane’s | SA/Swiss Celebration Group which features Swiss musicians; Lucca Fries (piano) , Jonas Ruther (drums), French bassist Géraud Portal.