1) Malaika LeR… Read Full Bio ↴There are several musicians and bands called Malaika.
1) Malaika LeRae Sallard, an R&B and house music artist who released the album Sugar Time in 1993. The album produced two hits on the Billboard Dance Charts - "So Much Love" (#5) and "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (#1).
2) A well known group is the South African. Afro-pop trio Malaika consisting of Jabulani Herald Ndaba, Matshediso Florence Mholo and Bongani Kevin Nchang. It was conceived with an inalienable contribution of one of South Africa’s most under-utilised producers of Kwaito Godfrey “Guffy” Pilane.
Malaika testifies to the power of three: the trio, generally possessing peerless elemental power in the history of pop music, consists of Bongani Nchanga, Jabu Ndaba, both battle-weary and hardened former original band members of the Stouters, and Tshedi Mholo, an innocent, church-going, unspoilt debutante former school teacher in the music world. For in the Stouters, with the accent on kwaito, Nchanga and Ndaba were decent boys trying to fit into something they were clearly not. And, accordingly, as fate would have it, they would not succeed. But, in a strange way, the duo was saved by this apparent failure of gold-cast, thunder-and-lightening awe voices of Nchanga and Ndaba. For, doubtlessly licking their pride at seeing lesser talented contemporaries raking the kudos and cash flow, they would go back to their roots to find themselves in the church where singing had always been part of their lives. Here the two discovered the astonishing heavenly voice of Mholo.
Appropriately, because Malaika, an Afro-pop band, that is, a perfect blend of post-kwaito, post-mbaqanga and neo-soul, that is the quintessence of Nu Afro-pop, unashamedly melodic, harmonious, always attempting to be soulful, a good dollop of singing and musicianship, along with one or two of their contemporaries, defines the early sound of 21st century South Africa. It’s a band that has, as Nu Afro-pop took its cue from late 70s to late 80s Afro-pop, moulded English back into the mix of a black pop a la bands of the late 20th century South Africa did.
Unfortunately , Jabu Ndaba has passed away
Mhla' Uphel' Amandla
Malaika Lyrics
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Oh wangiphoq'udali wami
Oh wangishiya usweety wami
Ngenqa yekuthi aw seyiphelile imali yami
Oh oh
Wang'biza wang'biza wang'biza
Ngamagama
Wangitjela kuthi sengithole abancono
2x
Dali wam'
Wangibuka wanginyanya
Uzong'khumbula
Mhla'uphel'amandla
Hha ngithi phel'amandla (phel'amandla)
Ngithi aphel'amandla
Uzong'khumbula
Mhla'uphel'amandla
Waphuma wahamba
Wathi ngiye Goli
Wangibekisela phansi
Westhandwa sam
Wakhuluma kabi
Ngom'khukhu wami ma
Ikhaya lethu khaya
Lethu webabo
Aw'khohlwa sthandwa
Let me finish
Uye wangishiya
Nengane zethu
He wayokhulisa
He wayokhulisa
Umunye umuzi weny'idoda
In Malaika's song "Mhla'uphel' Amandla," the singer reminisces about a past relationship and expresses feelings of hurt and abandonment. The song starts with the singer addressing her ex-partner, saying that he left her without money, calling her repeatedly and asking for small favors. She recognizes that he only calls her when he needs something and that he has forgotten the love they shared in the past. The chorus repeats the phrase "Mhla'uphel'amandla," which means "when the power ended." The singer urges her ex-partner to remember the good times they shared together and to acknowledge the strength of their love.
In the second verse, Malaika emphasizes the pain and hurt that her ex-partner caused her. She tells him that he will regret leaving her and that he will never forget her. She repeats the phrase "phel'amandla," which means "keep strength," to encourage herself and to remind her ex-partner of the strength of their love. She reminds him that she has moved on and has found someone new, but he still tries to reach out to her, speaking badly of her new partner. Malaika ends the song by saying that she has a family now, including her children, and she forgets about her past relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh oh
Expression of surprise, emphasis, or excitement
Oh wangiphoq'udali wami
You betrayed and hurt me, my dear
Oh wangishiya usweety wami
You left me, my sweetie
Ngenqa yekuthi aw seyiphelile imali yami
The reason is that you have depleted my money
Wang'biza wang'biza wang'biza
You kept calling and calling
Ngamagama
With your charms
Wangitjela kuthi sengithole abancono
You promised me that I will get a better life
Dali wam'
My dear
Wangibuka wanginyanya
You watched me suffer and deteriorate
Uzong'khumbula
You will remember
Mhla'uphel'amandla
On the day of reckoning
Hha ngithi phel'amandla (phel'amandla)
I say, use your power (use your power)
Ngithi aphel'amandla
I say, attain power
Uzong'khumbula
You will remember
Waphuma wahamba
You left (and) went away
wathi ngiye Goli
You said you are going to Johannesburg
Wangibekisela phansi
You humiliated me
westhandwa sam
My beloved
Wakhuluma kabi
You spoke badly (of me)
ngom'khukhu wami ma
In front of my friends, too
Ikhaya lethu khaya
Our home, our house
lethu webabo
Ours and our ancestors'
Aw'khohlwa sthandwa
Don't forget, my love
Let me finish
Let me end the story
Uye wangishiya
And you left me
nengane zethu
Our child
He wayokhulisa
He (or she) will make you regret
umunye umuzi weny'idoda
Another house of a man
Writer(s): Bongani Nchang, Jabulani Ndaba, Godfrey Pilane
Contributed by Samuel P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Lyrics:
Oh oh
Oh wangiphoq'udali wami
Oh wangishiya usweety wami
Ngenqa yekuthi aw seyiphelile imali yami
Oh oh
Wang'biza wang'biza wang'biza
Ngamagama
Wangitjela kuthi sengithole abancono
Dali wam'
Wangibuka wanginyanya
Uzong'khumbula
Mhla'uphel'amandla
Hha ngithi phel'amandla (phel'amandla)
Ngithi aphel'amandla
Uzong'khumbula
Mhla'uphel'amandla
Waphuma wahamba
Wathi ngiye Goli
Wangibekisela phansi
Westhandwa sam
Wakhuluma kabi
Ngom'khukhu wami ma
Ikhaya lethu khaya
Lethu webabo
Aw'khohlwa sthandwa
Let me finish
Uye wangishiya
Nengane zethu
He wayokhulisa
He wayokhulisa
Umunye umuzi weny'idoda
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