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Hailing from the Eastern Cape, Ikati Esengxoweni, is a New Age, Afrofuturistic duo with isiXhosa folk leanings from South Africa.
"Cat in the Sack”. Is the rough translation of their name Ikati Esengxoweni, whose nucleus is the duo of composers Lark Wantu and Anam Manyati, two of the most productive talents to come out of South Africa of late.Accompanied by electronic sounds influenced by several elements including, violin, bass, guitar and drums. The voices of Wantu and Manyati open a torrent of sounds and rhythms that proudly wear the DNA of their continent.” Primavera Sound Newsletter 2018.