Amanda Black’s “Power” Tour Set To Take Place In 2020

Amanda Black’s “Power” Set To Tour In 2020 – Beneath the fringe of her signature blue Bedoo beaded wig, Amanda Black smiles with her whole face.

It’s a mischievous smile that creases up the dots lining the bridge of her nose. Umchokozo, the Xhosa facial art, has adorned her face in public for years.

Some of those songs would become her critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning debut album Amazulu. The album was certified platinum, with more than 30 000 units sold, three weeks after its 2016 release.

However, the road to her second album, Power, stole Black’s smile. It was her ability to freestyle that slowly brought it back. Free from the record company, she started her own imprint, Afro Rockstar, and partnered with Sony Music to release her music. Still, before she could put out Thandwa Ndim, an anthem that affirms one’s right to look inward for love, she first had to find the words to sing.

Power opens with a poem by Kush Mahleka and some spoken word from Black, who confesses that she blamed music for breaking her heart. There is Ndizele Wena, a ballad that she created on the spot during a jam session. The piano-driven Ndilinde finds Black belting out the title – which means wait for me – with such intensity it feels like a plea to the unseen.