With a career punctuated by multiple hits and star-studded collaborations, South African singer-songwriter Lungi Naidoo earned her place into the country’s musical record books. Songs from her third album, 2016’s Black Diamond, sent her career into the stratosphere, with singles like “I Will” and the Black Coffee collab, “Falling” standing as showcases of her versatility. After a lengthy hiatus, she returned in 2022 with the EP, COURAGE, reintroducing herself to new generations while experimenting with Afrobeats and contemporary dance sounds. She takes the project’s title to heart, using tracks like “Colours” and “Azania” to fully explore and celebrate all the nuances of her multifaceted heritage (her father is Indian, her mother is Zulu, and her grandfather was from Mozambique), while paying homage to her journey and kicking off her next chapter on “Feel Good”. While resilience punctuate songs like “Duro” and “Azania”, love also remains a central theme of Naidoo’s catalogue, from the romantic leanings of 2019’s “Hawu Lami” to 2022’s Ndumiso collab, “Wena Wedwa”.