Zakes Bantwini, Jesse Clegg, Msaki – The Crossing (Osiyeza) (ft. Skye Wanda, Johnny Clegg)

Zakes Bantwini, Jesse Clegg and Msaki Release “The Crossing (Osiyeza)” Featuring Skye Wanda and Johnny Clegg

Zakes Bantwini, Jesse Clegg and Msaki have joined forces on a new single, The Crossing (Osiyeza), featuring Skye Wanda and Johnny Clegg. It is a striking lineup on paper alone: three of South Africa’s most distinct voices sharing one record, with two featured names that widen the story even further.

Each lead artist brings a different lane to the table. Zakes Bantwini has spent years as one of South African dance music’s most bankable hitmakers and a fixture of the country’s club and festival circuit. Msaki is the songwriter’s songwriter, the voice behind some of the most emotionally weighted collaborations to come out of the South African scene. Jesse Clegg comes from the rock and songwriter side of the industry, which makes his presence here the kind of crossover that gets people talking.

The Clegg Name Carries History Here

The feature list is where this release becomes an event. Johnny Clegg is a giant of South African music, an artist whose catalogue crossed cultural and language lines long before that was fashionable, and Jesse Clegg is his son. A title like “The Crossing (Osiyeza)” will ring familiar to anyone who grew up with Johnny Clegg’s music, and seeing his name alongside Jesse’s on one release gives this single a generational weight that very few drops can claim. Skye Wanda, a rising South African vocalist, rounds out the cast.

For Zakes Bantwini, this keeps his run of high-profile collaborations moving. For Msaki, it is another entry in a catalogue built on lending gravity to big records. For Jesse Clegg, it is arguably the most meaningful billing of the lot.

Expect this one to pull in a wide audience: longtime Johnny Clegg listeners, the Afro-dance crowd that follows Zakes Bantwini, and Msaki’s devoted base. It is built for reflective evening playlists, road trips across the country, and the kind of communal moments where South African music does its best work.

Listen below:

Zakes Bantwini, Jesse Clegg, Msaki – The Crossing (Osiyeza): Song Details

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