BY Nkosazana Ngwadla
The Mahogany Sessions are sharing a stunning new session, filmed with Bongeziwe Mabandla in an ice cave high in the Swiss Alps.
In what Mahogany describes as “one of our most insane locations so far” Mabandla and the crew were flown in a mountain rescue helicopter to the cave. There, surrounded by ice, he performed a starkly beautiful version of “noba bangathini” that you can watch here.
Mabandla’s Mahogany session was part of a series of live sessions that were filmed in stunning alpine landscapes during the Zermatt Unplugged festival in Switzerland in June. Mahogany is a leading online channel for live performances and music discovery.
“I have never been so cold in my life,” says Mabandla. “It was minus 15 degrees when the helicopter put us in the deep snow on the mountain and I had to perform super-fast as the weather was turning and the pilot was coming back to fetch us. But playing in that ice cave was an unforgettable experience and I think it added a really unique dimension to ‘noba bangathini’.”
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