Thandiswa Mazwai launched her fifth studio album at Carnival City’s Big Top Arena on Saturday to much support from black women
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Beyoncé has her BeyHive which unquestionably supports her through everything; Thandiswa Mazwai has a core of black women − who are yet to get an official name as a fan base − which came out in numbers over the weekend when Thandiswa launched her latest album at“Thank you to everyone that came to sing along with us. This is the thing I miss the most when I perform overseas…you guys are part of the band,” Thandiswa wrote on her Instagram on Sunday after the show.
The traffic driving into the venue was an indicator of the support her fans wanted to give her. Thandiswa’s last shows at the State Theatre in the past few years were also well attended, but the show at Carnival City was bigger and was a more spectacle.before the release of the album, Thandiswa said: “The inspiration to all my work has been brought by the trauma of losing my mother, Belede, when I was 16 years old.
Before Thandiswa got on stage, her sister, poet Ntsiki Mazwai, recited poetry to warm up the crowd and Xhosa traditional healers followed to bless the space.
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