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Despite the record’s serious subject matter — toxic relationships, breakups, female empowerment — Moonchild Sanelly maintains her irreverent, fun style while creating something of a roadmap of South African dance music past and present as she moves with ease between gqom, amapiano, afro house, kwaito, and hip-hop, switching between English and Xhosa. The album is a celebration of women, and it’s the sound of an eclectic artist refusing to conform and confidently stepping into her multifaceted identity.

Megan Iacobini de Fazio

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