The Voice of Africa (Kelly Khumalo album)

The Voice of Africa is the ninth studio album by South African singer Kelly Khumalo. It was released on 9 October 2020 by Universal Music. It was produced by Mondli Ngcobo.

The album was certified gold in South Africa.

Background
On 13 February 2020, Kelly announced that she had started recording her ninth studio album on her Instagram account.

Singles
"Empini" was released as album's lead single on 19 June 2020, as well as accompanying music video. The song peaked number one on South Africa Afro Pop Music charts.

"Esiphambanweni" featuring Hlengiwe Mhlaba was released on 11 September 2021, as the third single, peaked number one on South Africa Gospel charts.

Commercial performance
The Voice of Africa (TVOA) was certified gold in South Africa on 20 May 2021.

Album track "Empini" was certified 4× platinum, "Esiphambanweni" 2× platinum, and "Ngathwala Ngaye" platinum.

Personnel
Credits for The Voice of Africa are adapted from AllMusic.
 * Asanda Mvana – composer, producer
 * Kelly Khumalo – vocals, composer
 * Nduduzo Makhathini – producer
 * Mondli Ngcobo – composer, producer
 * Hubert Batundi Muisha – producer

Accolades
The Voice of Africa was nominated for Best Afro Pop Album at the 27th South African Music Awards.


 * 2021
 * The Voice of Africa
 * Best Afro Pop Album
 * Nominated
 * Nominated

The Voice of Africa (Live)
The Voice of Africa is a live album by South African singer Kelly Khumalo. It was recorded at Ster Kinekor, Rosebank in November 2021.

The album incorporates elements of maskandi and traditional folk music, and gospel.