I have a spiritual calling': Rapper Anatii back in the music scene

I have a spiritual calling': Rapper Anatii back in the music sceneThanks to his ancestral journey, Anatii says he is releasing an album with a different sound. This is his way of breaking boundaries.

by Thandeka Mthethwa

27-11-2022 05:00

in Music

Anatii says it took him time to reveal that he had a calling. Images via Instagram: @anatii

Rapper Anathi Bhongo Mnyango has opened up about his spiritual journey after he took a four-year hiatus in the music scene to focus on his journey of awakening.

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The 29-year-old told Drum magazine that he has changed music genres to reflect the journey he is now on. He also confirmed that he is not yet a trained sangoma.

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ANATII CONFIRMS HE HAS A CALLING The producer says he has been giving hints to his fans about his new journey but he did not want to reveal too much about it.

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I did not really share details of my gift but I do have a spiritual calling, he says.

Anatii broke his music silence by releasing Amadlozi on 11 November. This is a song he dedicates to his spiritual calling and how his ancestors have enlightened him.

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It is also continuation of the spiritual awakening that he says he revealed on his single Thixo Onofefe from his 2018 album, Iyeza .

Anatii also revealed that he is working on an album but it different from his previous two albums, Iyeza and Artiifact .

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NEW ALBUM, NEW SOUND Anatii says he is also on a clothing like Don't Forget To Pray, which is an ode to his 2017 song with AKA Don't Forget To Pray .

I am working on an album, and we are also working on a clothing line called Don't Forget To Pray, we will be releasing our first collection. And the album is not what anyone expects, and I feel like every body of work that I do is different that way because it's never the same as the other, he explains.

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So with this next body of work we delve deeper into the journey that we have been on and more than anything else, just show people what I have been going through the past few years, he told the publication.

Anatii also says, my journey with sounds and how I have been exploring out and experimenting, you know, just pushing the sound of it and breaking boundaries to take creativity to the next level are definitely features on this album .

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