The coronavirus pandemic has been and meant different things for different people. For Innovative Talented Young Minds (IN.TYM) artists, this period has presented an opportunity for them to get their creative juices flowing and create uplifting music that is much needed during this hard time.
Released on 18
December 2020, the compilation titled IN.TYM Vol. 1: Respect the Process has
eight songs in genres varying from Afro Soul to R&B, Pop, and Hip Hop, with
a guest feature from a KwaZulu-Natal underground hip hop legend, Shon G, and
promises to be one of the good things to come out of this challenging year. The
songs from the EP range from talking about love, life, social issues, to
overcoming hardships and chasing your dreams.
To stream and download the EP, click here.
Credits
1. 1. A luta Continua
(O. Ngalo, K. Ngalo, L.T.D. Balfour, S.
Ndeleni)
Written by: Ondele Ngalo & Kusasalethu Ngalo
Composed by: Diligent Balfour
Engineered by: Kusasalethu Ngalo
Arranged by: Sakhumzi Ndeleni
Additional Sound Design by: Sakhumzi Ndeleni
Produced by: Lwazi Thamsanqa Diligent Balfour, Kusasalethu Ngalo &
Ondele Ngalo
Mixed by: Sakhumzi Ndeleni
Mastered @ AntworX Studios Randburg, Blairgowrie, JHB.
Courtesy of: IN.TYM
Published & Licensed by: Innovative Talented Young Minds 2020
2. 2. Jabula feat. Shon G
(T.M. Sithole, A.M. Gumbi, M. E Nkomo, S.
Ndeleni)
Written by: Talente Muziwandile Sithole & Alfred Mpumelelo Gumbi
Featuring additional Vocals by: Musa Eugene Nkomo
Composed by: Talente Mzandile Sithole
Engineered by: Talente Sithole & Sakhumzi Ndeleni
Produced by: Talente Sithole
Additional production & Sound design by: Sakhumzi Ndeleni
Mixed by: Sakhumzi Ndeleni
Mastered @ AntWorX studios
Courtesy of: 4 Da Record Entertainment
Published & Licensed by: Innovative Talented Young Minds 2020
3.
3. Ndengane
(W.I.Zwide, M. Zwide, S. Ndeleni)
Written by: Wambeswa Ikhona Zwide & Moosa Zwide
Composed by: Moosa Zwide & Sakhumzi Ndeleni
Engineered by: Nkosinamanhla Mnqombi Pheta
Features Location Sample by: NkosiKhona Mjey
Produced by: Moosa Zwide, Ikhona Zwide & Sakhumzi Ndeleni
Mixed by: Sakhumzi Ndeleni
Mastered @ AntWorX studios
Courtesy of: Moosekit Events/AntworX Productions
Published/Licensed by: Innovative Talented Young Minds 2020
4 4. Bye Bye
(S. Raju, K.P. Bengeza)
Written by: Sven Raju & Khanyisa Phikolomzi Bengeza
Composed by: Sven Raju
Engineered by: Sven Raju
Produced by: Sven Raju
Mixed by: Sven Raju
Mastered by: Sven Raju
Courtesy of: ARP Studios/Leave A Mark
Published/Licensed by: Innovative Talented Young Minds 2020
5. Moment
(S. Raju. A. Dlakavu)
Written by: Sven Raju & Afikile Dlaku
Composed by: Sven Raju
Engineered by: Sven Raju
Produced by: Sven Raju
Mixed by: Sven Raju
Mastered by: Sven Raju & Luyanda Taku/AntworX Studios
Courtesy of: Seven_D/ARP Studios
Published by: Innovative Talented Young Minds 2020
6. One Day
(L.R. Mwape, K.
Ngalo, T.M. Sithole)
Written by:
Lance Romeo Mwape,
Kusasalethu Ngalo & Talente Muziwandile Sithole.
Composed by: Lance
Romeo Mwape
Engineered by:
Lance Romeo Mwape, Kusasalethu Ngalo & Talente Muziwandile Sithole.
Produced by: Lance
Romeo Mwape, Kusasalethu Ngalo & Talente Muziwandile Sithole.
Mixed by: Talente
Muziwandile Sithole
Mastered @ AntWorX
Studios
Courtesy of:
Treble-Base Entertainment/4 Da Record/IN.TYM
Published/Licensed
by: Innovative Talented Young
Minds 2020
7. Holy.
(Y. Gani)
Written by: Yanga Gani
Composed by: Yanga Gani
Engineered by: Yanga Gani
Produced by: Yanga Gani
Mixed by: Yanga Gani
Mastered @ AntworX Studios
Courtesy of: Divine Selection
Published /Licensed by: Innovative Talented Young
Minds 2020
8. In Time
(L.R. Mwape, S.Ndeleni, K. Ngalo, S. Malima, Z. Mthiyane)
Written by: Lance Romeo Mwape, K. Ngalo & Sakhumzi Ndeleni)
Features: Vocal reenactment of Closer to My Dreams by Goepelo
Published/Licensed by: Sky Blaze Entertainment/UMG/Sony ATV & Warner
Chappell 2001
Features additional Vocal by: Siphamandla Malima & Zamagwane Mthiyane
Features Phone recordings by: Unathi Hoyiya, Phinda Bosha, Solomzi
Ndeleni & Sakhumzi Ndeleni
Provided by: AntWorX Studios
Composed by: Lance Romeo Mwape
Engineered by: Lance Romeo Mwape, Sakhumzi Ndeleni & Kusasalethu
Ngalo
Mixed by: Sakhumzi Ndeleni
Mastered @AntWorX Studios
Courtesy of: Treble-Base Entertainment/Innovative Talented Young
Minds/AntWorx Productions
Published/licensed by: Innovative Talented Young Minds
Executive Producers: Kusasalethu Ngalo
& Sakhumzi Ndeleni
Mastered at AntWorX Studios
©2020 Innovative Talented Young Minds
Meet the Artists
Sakhumuzi Ndeleni, professionally known as B-Ref, is an artist, producer and sound engineer that was born in Ngqamakhwe, Eastern Cape.
He was introduced to music at the tender age of six by his late mother who was a teacher and choir conductor. B-Ref was involved in music throughout his primary schooling in East London, from singing in choirs to entering singing competitions. While in primary school, a friend of his gave him a copy of Eminem’s show which was his official introduction to hip hop music. Inspired by Eminem’s insane rap lines, B-Ref stopped singing and started writing his own rap songs. He has since been making music with his childhood friends Khanyisa “Ken-B” Bengeza and Kusasalethu “Kuss Diverse” Ngalo.
Qualified in Sound Production and Sound Engineering, B-Ref is one of the men behind making sure this body of work is of superior quality. Not only is he the executive producer, but he is also in charge of the overall additional production, mixing and mastering of this compilation. He also takes to showcase his rap skills in the song In Time, alongside LanceRomeo & Kuss Diverse.
Yanga Gani, whose stage name is Gani-Y, is a 29-year-old producer and songwriter from Port Shepstone, Kwazulu-Natal.
His musical journey began in high school where he developed an interest in the recording and production of music, and while living in Durban in 2011, he made like-minded friends and started making music with his flatmate. This is when his passion for music was ignited. When he later struggled to find a producer, who could create the sound he was looking for, he sought to learn to make his own beats. Determined to succeed, Gani-Y enrolled at Creative Arts College and studied Music Production and Sound Engineering.
He currently resides in Johannesburg where he continues to perfect his craft. In 2019, he released a mixtape titled ‘Everything is Beautiful’ in which he produced, wrote, recorded, mixed, and mastered himself. The mixtape gained him new fans, as a few of his singles received airplay at various stations around the country. In this compilation he offers praise to The Most High with a song titled Holy, which is a self-produced, mixed and mastered anthem that can get everyone lit.
Gani-Y
SEVEN_D is an up and coming fresh Funk, Dance, Alternative duo from the East Coast of South Africa.
Formed in 2017 the duo comprises multi-instrumentalist producer Sven Raju and smooth crooner Afikile “FiX D” Dlakavu. They form a synergy that is 2+2=5 Sven+ FIX D = SEVEN_D. Sven Raju was born in East London and comes from a musical family. He rose to prominence as a lead in their famous jazz band, SEVEN_D, and Afikile Dlakavu, the RNB balladeer, rose to fame after he became a finalist in the Castle Milk Stout Unplugged Talent Search, where out of more than 2500 competition entrants, he made it all the way to the finale.
The two met at a gig where without rehearsal, Sven jumped into FIX D's set and the musical chemistry was instant and telepathic. The rest is history. SEVEN_D gives us a captivating ‘Moment’ IN.TYM before one half of the duo goes on to say Bye-Bye.
Ondele Ngalo (Ondie) is an entertainer from Margate, KwaZulu-Natal. Raised in a family of singers and performers, Ondie began rapping alongside her brother, even writing her own rap lines as young as seven years old.
When she discovered at the age of eight that she could sing as well, Ondie started recording music and has since featured in numerous songs and graced different stages. She is an entertainer of note, whether alone serenading masses at private functions or with her band, she can capture the audience’s attention with her amazing voice. Ondie opens Respect the Process, with a marvellous tune titled A Luta Continua which captures the struggles of being a black person and even more so a woman living in this unjust society, fighting just to be at peace.
Ken-B
Khanyisa Phikolomzi Bengeza, also known as Ken-B, was born in Cape Town in the 90s and raised in Mthatha until the age of nine.
He then moved to East London where he got involved with music when he was 12 years old in church and playing the trumpet in school. At this age, he was already sneaking out every Thursday night for poetry sessions and constantly having his mother called to school for Ken-B always being caught writing songs and poetry in class. In 2007, at the age of 17, he had a poem of his published by The Poetry Institute of Africa. This is the very same year that he met Sakhumzi “B-Ref” Ndeleni, who is now a co-member of Leave A Mark (LAM), and they started a rap group called L.P.A. By 2010, Ken-B, B-Ref and Kusasalethu “Kuss Diverse” Ngalo had started an entertainment and events company, U-Diverse Entertainment, and took over 15 teenage artists to the Grahamstown National Arts Festival for a production which included original music.
Outside of LAM, Ken-B has production and writing credits with various artists, and has shared stages with the likes of Zahara, performed with the Jaziel Brothers, and has worked with Amanda Black amongst others. You get to hear one third of Leave A Mark with one half one SEVEN_D on the smash hit Bye-Bye.
Lwazi Thamsanqa Diligent Balfour, otherwise known as Dee Balfour, is a music composer and producer who was raised at Marburg in Port Shepstone, Kwazulu-Natal.
After completing his high school education, moved to Durban to further his studies, where In 2013, through his roommate Simphiwe “Lawry” Shozi, he met Talente and Kuss Diverse and joined 4 Da Record Entertainment with the intention of learning music production. Working closely with Talente, Dee honed his skills and made contributions to several mixtapes and singles within and outside of 4 Da Record Entertainment.
He later would teach himself to play the piano as he had an interest in classical compositions. In this lockdown period in 2020, he has released two singles and three EPs of piano compositions, 9 Songs for the 7th Month being the last. He is currently teaching himself the guitar and has composition/production credits in Respect the Process, for A Luta Continua.
Lance Romeo, born of Zambian descent from the city of Lusaka, is a singer, songwriter and producer currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
He moved to South Africa at the age of 14, and while living in the Eastern Cape, he fell in love with the Xhosa language and took it upon himself to learn to speak it. He first fell in love with the sounds of afro-pop when he heard music from the legendary Ringo Madlingozi, and from that point onwards he began to attempt writing songs in isiXhosa. Besides being a vocalist, Lance is a self-taught producer who produces afro-soul, hip hop, and gospel sounds. Amongst his many achievements, Lance prides himself in that he produced and wrote the popular urban gospel song Jesus You Rock My World by the Cape Town-based artist, Tony Joshua.
He released his debut EP titled Long Road in 2017, for which he went on tour in December 2017. In 2019 he released a follow up EP titled Black Girl. Both EPs are available on Apple Music and Spotify. He has made significant contributions to this compilation as a singer-songwriter and producer on songs such as In Time and One Day which are the heart of this of this compilation.
Ikhona
Ikhona is an Afro-soul singer and songwriter who hails from Ngqeleni, a small town near Mthatha, Eastern Cape, wherein her interest in music began.
She knew from a very young age that her future lay in music. The ability to write her own songs based on her life experiences and that of those around her began in high school and would proceed right through to university until she made her mark as an emerging artist. Using a combination of the urban contemporary soul-feel, the native Eastern Cape sound and her soothing voice, the East London-based artist is introducing the audience to a new and authentic Afro-soul/ Urban Contemporary sound. Her music aims to inspire, uplift, touch souls and entertain.
Her latest single titled “THULUNGAKHALI” where she features the award winning South African Gospel artist Betusile Mcinga is one to be on the lookout for. The song speaks of a “rain” that is coming that will bring new hope and blessings. You can hear her tug on your heart strings in the song Ndengane which speaks of a child who has been abandoned by her parents and left alone in the homestead living in poverty, and therefore has to go from door-to-door begging for a meal, even if it’s just indengane (porridge).
Talente Sithole, professionally know as Talente, is an artist, producer and and Sound Engineer from Gamalakhe, Kwazulu-Natal.
Meaning “talent” in English, his name aptly captures who he is. He is endowed with not only an ear for good music, but he is also gifted in song writing, singing, rapping, producing music and performing. Inspired by Zola 7 and a local rap group, DC Crew, Talente started rapping and writing his own raps at the age of 11. He then joined Moja Pooh Productions and became a part of a group called Izingangamela. The crew released their first mixtape in 2003, which gained Talente popularity, making him a child star in the lower South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal. When the group disbanded, Talente continued to make music on his own, successfully building his brand as a solo act. In this compilation he showcases both his singing and rapping skills, on the dreamers’ anthem One Day, and also in the feel-good song titled Jabula featuring a KwaZulu-Natal legend, Shon G, which is guaranteed to be everyone’s favourite jam.
Moosa Zwide is a multi-instrumentalist musician from East London, Eastern Cape, born and raised in the Mdantsane township.
In his pre-teens he moved to Southernwood which is where he developed the love of music. He would observe the pianist at church and was eventually given the opportunity to learn. Music kept him out of trouble and afforded him certain opportunities he otherwise would have never gotten.
He has played live on different stages across South Africa as well as composed, written, and produced for several artists, including his beautiful and talented wife Ikhona. You can hear his genius composition on the song Ndengane, working alongside Sakhumzi and Ikhona to bring that magic to life.
Kusasalethu Ngalo, also known as Kuss Diverse, is a rapper, singer and songwriter from Margate, Kwazulu-Natal.
He has been writing songs from the age of 12 and through being a student of the game and his experiences, he is now a well-rounded recording artist and performer. Within his musical journey, he has been involved in over 10 mixtapes, three of those being his solo work, and has been featured on numerous albums, singes & EPs. In 2018 he released his debut EP titled Lace Up. The EP had three singles, Talk with A Friend being the most well-received and getting airplay on various radio stations across the country and internationally. He has made his contribution to the compilation as the A&R, sourcing all the talented individuals who put this project together. Kuss Diverse also takes to the front of the mic on songs such as One Day and In Time.