The long-awaited
Rhythm City soundtrack album will be launched on 1 of
February 2015 in digital format. The e.tv soapie is set against the backdrop of
the South African music industry, so it is fitting that most of the music that
has been featured since the soapie started in 2007, be compiled into one
sizzling and eclectic album. The compilation has 34 tracks that will be
released globally on iTunes and other music platforms.The first track on the
album was recently launched on the show, Ngiyabonga performed by Bongani who
plays Bruno on the show. It also features selected tracks from the likes of
Standard Bank Young Artist of The Year, Nduduzo Makhathini (10 songs), celebrated
Kwai-Hop producer Gemini Major (10 songs), songbird Buhle Tonyela, Simon
“Ghetto Child” Sibanda and many others. “The album is long overdue trial,
especially if one considers the amount of talent Rhythm City has nurtured,
exposed and given a platform over the years. This is a synergy between two
entities that are local, original and relevant. We have ambition to expand
these genres sampled on the show in 2015,” said Monde Twala, Managing Director
for e.tv Channels Division. The album produced by Lalela Music, in
co-ordination with Orchard distribution includes the new Rhythm City theme
track and 12 specially selected tracks that have been played extensively on the
soapie. The music captures the essence of what the soapie is about. Backed by
some of South Africa’s most celebrated creative talent, the soapie is a blend
of authentic South African stories that span the breadth of South Africa’s
youth experience. One of the soapie's unique brand positioning is its ability
to infuse real-life celebrities and musicians on the soapie, incorporating them
in the storyline. “This is a special album and a groundbreaking move for
television and digital media on the continent, because no TV show does albums
like this anymore. Rhythm City supports African music and artists, both
upcoming and established,” enthuses Kwelagobe Sekele, Music Supervisor at
Rhythm City and member of folk group Kwani Experience,
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