Album lore

Ubaba, issued in September 2020 on the French label No Format!, collects four tracks from Urban Village, a project rooted in South African folk traditions. The album draws on mbaqanga and maskandi styles, framing them within a sparing, experimental approach. The featured track "Izivunguvungu" appears twice, underscoring its thematic and musical centrality.Urban Village’s work here is a modest yet resonant artifact, with a lean tracklist that invites close attention to rhythmic interplay and string work typical of maskandi. No Format! continues its cataloguing of nuanced South African musical signals, making Ubaba a worthy addition for those attuned to folk lineages and their contemporary inflections.

Album lore

Ubaba, issued in September 2020 on the French label No Format!, collects four tracks from Urban Village, a project rooted in South African folk traditions. The album draws on mbaqanga and maskandi styles, framing them within a sparing, experimental approach. The featured track "Izivunguvungu" appears twice, underscoring its thematic and musical centrality.Urban Village’s work here is a modest yet resonant artifact, with a lean tracklist that invites close attention to rhythmic interplay and string work typical of maskandi. No Format! continues its cataloguing of nuanced South African musical signals, making Ubaba a worthy addition for those attuned to folk lineages and their contemporary inflections.