It’s a shame that the whole world has to be kind of locked down right now, because Tswazis just dropped the perfect club banger – a beautifully composed amapiano song called ‘My Lover’.
It’s not easy to create something for local audiences to recognise as distinctly ours when the genre has such overwhelming South African energy, but somehow the duo pulled it off.
‘My Lover’ starts off with a bang as the duo show off their affinity for combining an upbeat tempo with romance.
“The song was inspired by how men treat the women they love. It’s about the woman you love and want; and how special she is. It’s basically asking a woman to be your lover,” says Eldricko Geiseb, who goes by the mononym Eldazz.
The almost six-minute track is perfect for house parties, braais or chill sessions, even if the times do not allow for social gatherings on a large scale. It celebrates 10 years of making music and breaks the group’s two-year silence.
“We haven’t released any music since 2018. We’ve been quiet so we decided to drop this new single. We were supposed to have a big concert this month to celebrate Tswazis, then we decided that since we can’t do that, we should just give our fans something in the meantime,” says Eldazz.
Tswazis has released some major hits over their time in the industry, such as ‘Digaga’, ‘Pray’ and ‘Khaima’ with rapper KK.
Reinardt Pieters, who goes by the name Raxa, makes up the other half of the group with a very distinct sound and who always manage to get people on their feet.
This means that for them, working with Chesterhouseprince, who just signed to new music label RTE Records, was the perfect fit.
“We just connect so well with Chester in the studio. This is our third song together. We are like brothers, we vibe and have good energy. The beat was so perfect for this,” says Raxa.
Coping with the limitations of the pandemic hasn’t been easy, says Eldazz, but they are determined to keep on working hard.
“The outbreak has been bad on our side. We’ve lost our main source of income – performances. It’s not been easy but we keep pushing and making music. We just hope this whole thing ends and we get back to our normal lives of making music and entertaining fans.”
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