Buya Buya: Come Back
Buya Buya: Come Back is an album by the South African mbaqanga female group Mahotella Queens, released on 25 July 2025. It is the group's first album of new material since 2007 and their debut recording for the UK-based label Umsakazo Records. The release of Buya Buya: Come Back coincided with a concert tour of Japan, the Queens' first overseas performances since 2019, in which they headlined the 18th annual World Music and Dance Festival in Hakodate, Hokkaido, in addition to performing several gigs in Tokyo and Kobe.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Bandcamp.- Hilda Tloubatla – lead singer
- Amanda Nkosi – alto
- Mildred Mangxola and Nonku Maseko – tenors
- Nick Lotay – lead guitar, keyboards, drums and percussion
- Kagiso ‘Boikie’ Monampana – lead guitar and rhythm guitar
- Madoda Ntshingila – bass guitar
- Celumusa Zuma – bass guitar
- Jack Lerole Jnr – pennywhistle
- Produced, arranged and mixed by Nick Lotay
- Co-produced by Hilda Tloubatla
- Recorded by Mzamo Ndlovu at DownTown Music Hub, Johannesburg
- Overdubs recorded by Mazwe Mtetwa at MasterMyMix Studios, Johannesburg
- Mastered by Mazwe Mtetwa
- Coordination: Norton Ramavhoya and Vanessa Tloubatla
- Photography: Success Seleke