Music Corner:  ZU. Celebrates 20 years of songwriting with the release of ‘ilitye’ — a love letter to the inner child

Gugs Mhlungu chats to  ZU. in this instalment of The Music Corner.  She is an award-winning Afro-contemporary artist and storyteller from Soweto. releases her 11-track album Ilitye on February 27, 2026, marking 20 years as a songwriter and composer. Ilitye, which means "stone," is a musical biography and a spiritual offering, a love letter from the grown Zu to her inner child.Healing, reclaiming, radical self-acceptance, and the calm power of remembering who you are beneath circumstances are all explored in the album.

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