It may be redundant to say so, but Sángo is a magician. The Seattle producer never missteps in his work either original or reworking the products of others. Most recently, he’s taken over the globally beloved South African ballad, Egoli from Mlindo The Vocalist’s debut album, Emakhaya, and brought it a perfect touch of new energy while preserving its unmistakable heart and soul. 

 

The art of the remaster is one that can never be overstated. Unearthing something new and exciting without losing what made a record special in the first place almost inevitably goes wrong in the hands of anyone other than Sángo. So, for a project of social and national significance the likes of Emakhaya and its burgeoning effect on global music, no one better – no one else, period – could have done what Sángo has. 

 

Placing front and center the myriad of vocal dynamism of Mlindo The Vocalist and his featuring counterpart, Sjava, Sángo surgically manufactures a beat that feels every bit as organic as the original. Maintaining the African drums, upping the pace just a hair, and integrating his impossibly complex composition, Sángo makes his mix on Egoli one that South Africa is bound to embrace.