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Gwababa (Don't Be Scared) [feat. Avuyile Tosa & Yolanda Fyrus Xashi] | Spoek Mathambo | 2:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mshini Wam (feat. Avuyile Tosa & Yolanda Fyrus Xashi) | Spoek Mathambo | 5:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mshini Wam, Pt. 2 | Spoek Mathambo | 2:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Don't Mean to Be Rude (feat. Zaki Ibrahim) | Spoek Mathambo | 2:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Let Them Talk (feat. Zaki Ibrahim) | Spoek Mathambo | 3:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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March for Union Buildings | Spoek Mathambo | 1:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Gunboat | Spoek Mathambo | 5:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Out the Box | Spoek Mathambo | 3:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Control | Spoek Mathambo | 4:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Au | Spoek Mathambo | 1:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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War On Words | Spoek Mathambo | 4:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Thunder | Spoek Mathambo | 4:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Douchebag Club | Spoek Mathambo | 4:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tonight | Spoek Mathambo | 5:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 14 Songs |
Album Review
Producer/MC Spoek Mathambo presents a new kind of African music on Mshini Wam, an album that mixes hip-hop, dubstep, and Afro-pop, but that hyperkinetic, exciting sound is only half the reason this 2010 effort triumphs. Mathambo’s cheeky and sometimes sleazy attitude is the other, telling “all you doo doo talkers” that they “can eat my ass out” on “Don’t Mean to be Rude” or slaying the competition with “If you need a helping hand, let me know/My Grammy used to work with the mentally slow” on the space dub highlight “Out the Box.” “Control” does a great job messing with Joy Division (“And he’s clinging to the nearest skirt in sight/In fear, he’s lost control”) but there’s also a complex, political side to this revolutionary artist, referenced by the machine gun on the cover and a title that roughly translates into English as “My Machine.” It comes to the forefront on serious tracks like “Au” or the tense, tech-house closer “Tonite,” which warns the listener of “the very last good night of your life” since once a soldier has tasted blood, everything changes. For Mathambo, porn and politics aren’t at odds with one another, and they both deserve funky backbeats along with bold lyrics. Think of him as the African dubstep Prince, and the daring Mshini Wam as his Controversy.
Customer Reviews
My new top album
Playing this album gives you energy. Forget those expensive energy drinks that don't work, try some Mathambo
doesn't live up to the hype
This album starts off with a few good songs and then fizzles out. I was hoping for the next M.I.A., but while this album is unique, it just doesn't quite deliver.
SA soundz
SA's the new place to go look for exciting sounds: Die Antwoord, BLK JKS, Tumi and the Volume. Spoek Mathambo is right in that category, fusing hip-hop, dubstep and some more typical (I did NOT say traditionnal) African/South African music, including obviously kwaito. Great effort, not without some weaker sides. Looking forward to his next album, very likely more polished.
BTW, iTunes reviewer, "Mshimi Wam" means "My Machine Gun", not just "My Machine". Spoek's not Florence...
Biography
Genre: Electronic
Years Active: '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Spoek Mathambo
![Mshini Wam / Gwababa Gwababa (Don't Be Scared) [feat. Avuyile Tosa, Yolanda Fyrus Xashi], Spoek Mathambo](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/052/Music/96/ea/1e/mzi.nlbzbcjg.100x100-75.jpg)
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Dancehall Queen (Diplo and Stenchman Remix feat. Spoek Mathambo) | Body Talk | 4:14 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Control | Mshini Wam | 4:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mshini Wam (feat. Avuyile Tosa & Yolanda Fyrus Xashi) | Mshini Wam | 5:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Let Them Talk (feat. Yolanda) | Father Creeper (Bonus Track Version) | 5:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Grave | Father Creeper (Bonus Track Version) | 6:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Father Creeper (feat. Xander Ferreira) | Father Creeper (Bonus Track Version) | 4:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitPut Some Red On It | Put Some Red On It - EP | 5:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitDog to Bone | Put Some Red On It - EP | 4:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Stuck Together | Father Creeper (Bonus Track Version) | 4:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mshini Wam, Pt. 2 | Mshini Wam | 2:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: Electronic, Music, Hip-Hop/Rap, Rap, Alternative Rap, Dance, House, Rock, World
- Released: Aug 31, 2010
- ℗ 2010 BBE
