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South African singer, songwriter and producer MUSA has released UHAMBO through David Gresham Records. Qobuz dates the album to 23 September 2026 and lists 11 tracks with a total running time of 45 minutes and one second. Music In Africa’s 6 October report introduces the project through personal growth, relationships and lived experience, describing it as another stage in the musician’s development. The release is therefore available as a complete album, giving listeners more to explore than an announcement about music still on the way.
The album’s collaborators
The credited collaborations offer a useful map of the collection. Qobuz lists Lawi on Solo, Bongani on Uk’Thanda Umuntu and Maraza on Sizomlanda. Thapelo Esau is credited on Imizwa, while the Soweto Gospel Choir shares the main-artist credit with MUSA on Hurricane. The choir’s 2013 archive photograph above illustrates that collaborator; it does not show MUSA or the album sessions. These details make it possible to approach the record through individual names and tracks, then return to the full sequence to explore how the partnerships sit together.
Music In Africa reports that UHAMBO was recorded over roughly six to seven months at David Gresham Records’ Woodmead studio complex in Johannesburg. It places the album after The Dream, Mr Serious, MUSA and Backroom, in a career that began attracting wider attention with MUSA’s 2013 Idols SA win. The earlier projects span different points in that career, giving the new album a longer context than a single release date. For listeners discovering him now, the catalogue provides a way to follow the musician’s work across those stages without reducing it to one competition appearance.
Explore the released album
The album’s sequence runs from its opening tracks through Hamba and the guest recordings to the closing Far Away. Readers can follow the authorised release listing below for the track order and credits, and explore the recording on a service available in their region. A 45-minute album leaves room to follow more than one collaboration in a sitting; the guest list also creates routes into other African artists’ catalogues. This feature introduces the released project and its makers, while leaving judgements about individual performances and favourite songs to the listening experience.