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Mine Bengidzakiwe is a song sung in native ceremonies in Swaziland and was remixed by Sabside, a South African producer based in Johannesburg. It was licensed to DJ Christos who later released it under a compilation for Sdunkero in 2007, August called "Edladleni". It was also licensed to Afrotainment, a Durban based label and was later released under a compilation fro DJ CNDO the same year.
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Background
"Mine Bengidzakiwe", is a traditional song whose composer is anonymous but lives on, in Swaziland's ceremonies. The theme is unclear but the direct translation goes, "I was drunk". Apparently, it originates from a typical african homestead where a husband has two wives. The story goes that the one wife locked the other one in a "hut" (traditional kitchen) hopefully with the hope of spending enough time with the husband. The song comes from a third person's point of view saying, "You should never lock someone in the hut" and the culprit wife resounds with the line, "I was drunk".
Recording
"Mine Bengidzakiwe", was recorded by Sabside and the performing artists were Deborah Steenkamp and Sifiso S-tone Magagula. It was recorded in Johannesburg, South Africa, apparently in Sabside's living room with minimal studio equipment.
Conflict
Since its prerelease the song has been a center of controversy in the music industry regarding its origin. Most people, though they know the song, would not be so sure about who the artist is. Most would name the licensor as the composer. That might be because Sabside at the time was not such a popular figure which might have resulted in the song thriving without a producer-artist to reckon with.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Discography :: Sabside". Beatportal. 2007-10-19. http://www.beatportal.com/artists/releases/sabside/. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ "Sabside Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Sabside. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ "African House Music Downloads |". AFROdesiaMP3. 2006-01-25. http://www.afrodesiamp3.com/catalog/afro-deep-sabside-c-531_382.html. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ "Sabside MP3 & Music Downloads at Juno Download". Junodownload.com. http://www.junodownload.com/artists/Sabside/releases/. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
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- ^ "Mine bengidzakiwe - Mp3 Search Engine - Free mp3 downloads, music download website songs download". Fastdownloadmp3.com. 2010-02-17. http://www.fastdownloadmp3.com/search/mp3/1/Mine-bengidzakiwe.html. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
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