Emerging alongside a crop of progressive South African talent, including A-Reece, Emtee, Sjava, and others all signed to groundbreaking indie label Ambitiouz Entertainment in the mid-2010s, Amanda Black has grown into a powerful contemporary voice in Afro-pop, Afro-soul and South African R&B. Her 2016 breakout hit “Amazulu” revealed a spiritually inclined singer and songwriter with a knack for expressing her emotions in their rawest forms. It’s a trait she has maintained in her growing catalog—be it through singing poignantly about grief and loss in the impactful deep cut “Sinazo” or reaching a breakpoint on the Kwesta-assisted “Kutheni Na?”.