Mine bengidzakiwe

"Mine Bengidzakiwe" is a traditional song sung in native ceremonies in Swaziland, which became a local hit in 2007.

Background

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"Mine Bengidzakiwe" is a traditional song whose composer is anonymous. The song is still sung in Swaziland's ceremonies. The direct translation of the title is "I was drunk". It concerns a typical African homestead where a husband has two wives. One wife locks the other in a "hut" (traditional kitchen) in the hope of being alone with the husband. A third person says "You should never lock someone in the hut" and the culprit responds with the line, "I was drunk".

Recording

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"Mine Bengidzakiwe", was recorded by artists Deborah Steenkamp and Sifiso S-tone Magagula, in Johannesburg, South Africa, reportedly in the living room of producer Sabside [1] with minimal studio equipment. It was remixed by Sabside and became a hit from late 2007 to 2008. [2] It was licensed to DJ Christos[3] who later released it as part of a compilation Edladleni for the Sdunkero label. It was also licensed to Afrotainment, [4] a Durban based label and was later released under a compilation for DJ CNDO.

Conflict

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Since its release the origin of the song has been a matter of controversy in the music industry, apparently because of the number of licensors involved.

References

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  1. ^ "Sabside". Archived from Sabside the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ^ "16th Note". Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  3. ^ DJ Christos "DJ Christos". Retrieved 6 August 2013. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. ^ "Afrotainment". Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Discography :: Sabside". Beatportal. 2007-10-19. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  6. ^ "Sabside Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  7. ^ "African House Music Downloads |". AFROdesiaMP3. 2006-01-25. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  8. ^ "Sabside MP3 & Music Downloads at Juno Download". Junodownload.com. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
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  10. ^ "Mine bengidzakiwe - Mp3 Search Engine - Free mp3 downloads, music download website songs download". Fastdownloadmp3.com. 2010-02-17. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
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