Earlier this year, House On Fire announced the official 2023 CollaboNation artists as Thobile Makhoyane (Eswatini), The Hood Brodz (Mozambique), Mokoomba (Zimbabwe) and Morena Leraba (Lesotho).
After weeks of planning and online collaboration, the artists were recently in studio to record their songs.
The first recording session with Mokoomba and Morena Leraba commenced in Harare on Monday, May 1, and was followed soon after by Thobile and The Hood Brodz who recorded in Maputo, Mozambique.
Each recording pair was hosted in-studio for two days to create their unique collaborative song, which will also have a music video filmed and produced documenting the live song performances that will take place at the upcoming MTN Bushfire Festival held in Eswatini from 26 – 28 May 2023.
This exciting new step in the CollaboNation process brings to life the project goals of connecting and uniting the region through unique music collaborations whilst building linkages between cultural industries and networks.
The aim is to extend the reach of Southern African artists, exposing them to new audiences, media, promoters and other industry professionals, in order to access new markets and communities while developing artist brands.
Since the artist announcements, the teams have been hard at work in their own studios and connecting online in order to prepare for their time in studio. These exciting preparations were documented and can be seen here: https://www.youtube.
