Mbali Makhoba, 20, is the new lead vocalist for the band Freshlyground, taking over where Zolani Mahola now known as The One Who Sings left off.
After a seven-year hiatus, the group is working on new music. Makhoba and drummer Peter Cohen speak to Sowetan about the new era and latest album Take Me Home, which drops on Friday.
Peter: About five to six years went by, and we never performed or played. Then we decided to try to get it up and running again with someone new. Zolani is quite a legend in her own right, so I imagined it would be hard to find someone who made us believe the exercise was worthwhile. We tried a few people, and it sounded unexciting. Then Mbali came along to an audition, and within five minutes, we all felt something was going on here. The only reason we are together again is because of Mbali, even though she didnt plan it that way.
