The YMR Experience: Swazi Wave Album Review | Tindzaba

Review: The YMR Experience’s Long-Delayed "Swazi Wave" Reminds Us Why They One of the Swaziland Greats

It’s an album full of fire and passion from a band that don’t have anything left to prove.

It’s taken Swaziland band “The YMR Experience” longer than most to create their moment. The band has been on the indie circuit for almost a decade and was once touted as future stars. When fame didn’t come, they made their own seat at the table, infamously selling beats for $500 each and getting Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini to endorse them by purchasing 15 of their beats. 

They parlayed their music successes into local business ventures—including a publishing company and a “smart production studio”. 

Swazi Wave, their first album is more than six years in the making. It is formally their “debut album”.

As statements go, "Swazi Wave" is more of a remembrance than a celebration. 

Tracklist

1. Last Night

2. Amanga

3. Can’t Hold You Back

4. Jazz Beat Vibe

5. Maguga Dam Vibes

6. Manzini Manzini

7. Ride With Me

8. Swaziland Beauty

9. So Fine

10. 1st Mama

Credits

Band, Music Director, Producer, Instrumentation By – The Mafia Meeles

Composed By, Recorded By, Executive Producer, Producer, Songwriter, Engineer, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Instrumentation By, Editor, Mixed By, Recording Supervisor, Performer, Lyrics By, Commissioned By, Music Director – Z Simelane

Composed By, Songwriter, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Mixed By, Conductor, Supervised By, Performer, Lyrics By, Producer, Compilation Producer – Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini

Creative Director – Antoinette Augusta (tracks: 6), Kwanele Boy Simelane (tracks: 10)

Creative Director, Copyist – Rosa Dlamini

Musical Assistance, Music Consultant – Nokulunga Simelane

Musical Assistance, Recording Supervisor – Nakekelo Mndzebele

Supervised By, Creative Director, Production Manager, Commissioned By – Annette Dlamini

Annette Dlamini

Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini