Ye'nze is a debut studio album recorded by Ugandan soul-jazz musician Sandra Nankoma. The album was produced by artist Kaz Kasozi and recorded at Little Room Studio in Kampala, Uganda and mastered in Paris, France by David Felgeirolles[1].
The album was released on the 22nd of February 2018 as a digital download in France where she had been in a three month residency (August – October, 2017) after she had won the music award Visa Pour La Creation by Institute Francaise France and on CD on 11th March 2018 at a press listening session held by Fezah App at Design Hub in Kampala[2][3].
Content
The album has a track listing of 10 songs,a poem interlude and an outro poem Paris Monster. The album presents themes about love, the daily struggles of survival, materialism, stigma against dark-skinned women, and poor political leadership in Uganda. All songs on the album were written by Sandra herself and most of the songs reflect to her life and the challenges she has gone through as a woman, and with a real darker skin. She titled the album Ye'nze, a Luganda phrase meaning It's me to reflect herself and her live on the album[4].
Singles
- "Mercedes"
- "Kaddugala"
- "Baliba Baambuza"
Track listing
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| 1. | "Mwisuka" | Sandra Nankoma | Kaz Kasozi | 4:17 |
| 2. | "It's Alright" | | David Felgeirolles | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Come Over" | | Kaz Kasozi | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Kabiri Kaalili" | | Kaz Kasozi | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Baliba Baambuza" | | Kaz Kasozi | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Two Worlds" | | Kaz Kasozi | 1:18 |
| 7. | "Nzukuuka Ku Makya" | | Kaz Kasozi | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Kaddugala" | | Kaz Kasozi | 4:33 |
| 9. | "Babylon" | | Kaz Kasozi | 4:17 |
| 10. | "Mercedes" | | David Felgeirolles | 4:38 |
| 11. | "Musaiza Wei'ka" | | Kaz Kasozi | 4:41 |
| 12. | "Paris Monster" | | Kaz Kasozi | 1:41 |
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