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SOUTH African songstress Moonchild Sanelly is back with a brand new track titled Scrambled Eggs.
Scrambled Eggs was produced by Johan Hugo who is behind the hits Self Esteem, Miguel and M.I.A. This is the first single from Moonchild’s forthcoming new studio album, which will be announced later this year.
The song is a joyous return for this singular performer and creative visionary whose signature, self-described future-ghetto-funk sound first catapulted her onto the global scene, and has since seen her collaborate with everyone from Beyoncé to Ghetts, Gorillaz to Major Lazer and Wesley Joseph to Wizkid, as well as release two acclaimed solo albums Rabulapha! (2015) and Phases (2022).
Moonchild said of Scrambled Eggs: “When I started staying in the ‘good’ hotels, I noticed how the world is obsessed with avo and eggs for breakfast. It became a thing, you get avo and eggs for breakfast at the good places.
“My writing recently has been me at my most humble, and Scrambled Eggs is me reminding everyone. I’m a multi-passport artiste travelling the world in custom designs and doing everything on my terms. And I’m really proud of that,” said Moonchild.
She said the video for Scrambled Eggs was directed by Jabu Nadia Newman and shot last month in Johannesburg, South Africa.
“The visuals are an action-packed, chaotic and carefree caper – and a celebration of female-led business empires – styled by Chloe Andrea Welgemoed and featuring costumes by South African designers Siyababa and Sihle Masango and inspired by Johannesburg’s cutting-edge style and playfulness.
“The Scrambled Eggs video marks my arrival at the beginning. It’s the beginning of being in that space;- this new world that this crazy, amazing, powerful, beautiful gang built together. This world contains everything I’ve ever worked for… These are my people, and this is our superhero moment,” said Moonchild.
Moonchild Sanelly will be on tour this summer with UK festival dates including Glastonbury, WOMAD, Green Man and Jazz Café Festival.
Moonchild Sanelly has always, since the very beginning, determinedly done things her own way. An artistic visionary, her drive to succeed is fuelled by innate creativity, unique self-expression and extraordinary confidence, all underpinned by personal pain, trauma, and a deep conviction and commitment to standing up for what she believes in.
Growing up in Port Elizabeth, Moonchild’s (born Sanelisiwe Twisha) music-filled childhood was one of creative exploration: whether it was self-choreographing dance routines to Spice Girls tracks, teaching herself to play the piano, singing at church with her family or writing poetry, artistic expression was always encouraged.
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