10 Interesting Things You Should Know About Talented Artist And Songwriter Sands

In all fairness, as far as music is concerned, the year 2016 belonged to musical youth sensation, Sands. The young star was everywhere and anywhere, mesmerising and serenading audiences locally and across our borders. In December, there was no escaping “Tigi,” the catchy single by the Swazi singer  Sands. Sands’s level is of a height no Swazi artist has ever reached.

Here are 10 interesting things you should know about the talented artist:

1. Sands is an Afro Soul Artist and Songwriter.

2. Sands’ journey as an artist began in high school when his brother-in-law bought him a guitar and taught him a few chords.

3. He performed around campus until he met Intalektual, and they started recording with the producer Sub Jamz, who’s highly respected in the kingdom.

4. For Sands, it was a conscious decision to sing in his mother tongue. “I thought I would have more opportunities than any other languages,” he says.

5 His single ‘Tigi’ It premiered on Live Amp, the biggest music show on South African television—a first for a Swazi musician.

6. he artist is now the face of Swazi music in the whole of South Africa undeniably as amongst all, 850 copies of his album were finished in a space of a week at the Cape Town Musica outlet.

7. Sands’s eponymous album Sands Of Time, which “Tigi” and “Vuma” are on, sounds like money. Save for “Tigi,” most of the songs are slow to mid-tempo. It’s calming music you want to relax to in your room in the evening, the type of music to hear in a jazz club.

8. Sands has performed in corporate functions and South African festivals such as Midmar and Groundzero.

9. “Tigi” isn’t the man’s first hit. In 2014, he teamed up with renowned Swazi poet and rapper Qibho Intalektual. The duo released an EP, which had a successful single, “Ntfombatane Lenhle,” that was almost as infectious as “Tigi.”

10. He’s looking to drop more singles and perform more in 2017