{"id":173879,"date":"2018-02-28T06:35:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T04:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/173879\/new-song-from-candy\/"},"modified":"2018-02-28T06:35:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T04:35:00","slug":"new-song-from-candy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2018\/02\/28\/new-song-from-candy\/","title":{"rendered":"New African song from Candy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Candy Tsamandebele has released a new African song featuring her Nigerian boyfriend.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Bolobedu-born and bred Candy Tsamandebele made a decision to write a song that surpasses the themes she normally tackles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe surprising moment also came while I was performing Mmalekutu, which references a very old traditional custom which insists that cousins marry each other in order to retain the wealth within the family,\u201d said Candy.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>She approached a well-known music producer and filmmaker from Nigeria, Dr Frank, to help her create the envisioned melody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI constantly listened to the arrangement, scrutinising and fine-tuning every little detail up until I was satisfied with the final product.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68985\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68985\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-68985\" src=\"https:\/\/tembisan.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/02\/09TBENTERTAINMUS_17797-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nonny D and Candy posing for a picture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis suited the type of direction I wanted to take on my upcoming album, to be released later this year,\u201d Candy said.<\/p>\n<p>To help deliver the message, she called in her boyfriend, Nonny D from Nigeria, and Siku ne siku was born.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSiku ne siku paints a picture between two loving partners who were together for a while until the male partner decided to move on with his new lover,\u201d Candy explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYears later he decided to go back to his former lover. He pursues her endlessly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe sends him to her home to officiate traditionally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe emphasises that he will never leave her this time. 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