| Emakhaya | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Mlindo the Vocalist |
| Cover: | Mlindo_Emakhaya.jpg |
| Released: | September 21, 2018 |
| Recorded: | 2017–2018 |
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| Length: | 60:51 |
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| Producer: | DJ Maphorisa, Young DLC |
| Next Title: | Lindokuhle |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
Emakhaya is the debut studio album by South African singer-songwriter Mlindo the Vocalist. It was released on September 21, 2018, by BlaqBoy Music and Sony Music Africa.[1] The album is a mixture of afropop, soul, house and alternative R&B.<ref>Web site: Mlindo The Vocalist's 'Emakhaya' comes at just the right time. FDBQ Music.
After the release of his debut single, "AmaBlesser", in January 2018, Mlindo confirmed that he was working on an album and estimated that it would be released later in 2018.[2] On September 14, he announced the album's title and revealed its cover art as it was made available to pre-order and pre-save on iTunes.
Emakhaya was certified gold in South Africa.[3]
! |-|rowspan="3"|2019|rowspan="3"|Emakhaya| Best Afro Pop Album| |rowspan="3"|[4] |-| Best Produced Album ||-|Newcomer of the Year |
The album launch was held on September 21, 2018, at The Orbit in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.[5]
"AmaBlesser" was released on January 28, 2018, as the album's lead single. The album reached number-one on the Radiomonitor South Africa, and also was atop on the iTunes Local Single Chart the following day.
"Macala" was released as the second single on October 17, 2019. It also peaked number-one on both Entertainment Monitor Africa and the Radiomonitor South Africa. The single had a major contribution on the album's 45 million streams.[6]