I always knew that there were people who sang better than me, I never thought I would make it to this level. - Thandiswa Mazwai

All I noticed was that something would happen to people when I sang, I found that people noticed me more when I sang.

Soul music is memories, it’s everyday life, it’s easy to consume. I think it’s that the soul, the spirit, resides in Africa so soul music here could also mean the beating of a drum because that’s how we invoke our soul.

The processes are different for every album. Nothing is ever deliberate. Making art for me is one step in front of the next. You don’t begin with a full art work, you begin with one stroke and then you go. And you ask what else can I do until it’s a full picture.