After an explosive and euphoric performance at Shambala 2024 we couldn’t wait to invite Moonchild Sanelly back for 2025 for another dose of her unapologetically fierce artistry. The self-described musical shapeshifter is back with the release her new studio album Full Moon.
Produced by Johan Hugo, Full Moon is a collection of 12 songs which displays Sanelly’s unique sonic fingerprint, joyous attitude, distinctive vocals and genre-bending hits, not forgetting a glorious aesthetic crowned by her signature teal-coloured Moon Mop.
With a discography that embraces South African homegrown genres from Amapiano and Gqom to her own pioneering style dubbed “future ghetto funk”, musician and creative visionary Moonchild Sanelly has from the outset blazed her own unique trail. The Port Elizabeth-born maverick is known for her vibrant, inimitable style, affirming lyricism and storytelling, as well as inspirational honesty, across a career which deftly encompasses constant experimentation and innovation.
Expect a performance that bounces between pulsating bass and powerful vocals on high-octane songs. At the centre of Moonchild’s innate creativity, unique self-expression and extraordinary confidence is an infectious journey towards self-love and celebration which will have you singing along to songs like ‘Big Booty’ and ‘Sweet and Savage’. “My music is about the body and liberation. No one can make it OK for you to feel like you don’t love yourself,” she explains. This new album is the body of work of which she is most proud, as we are seeing the many sides of Moonchild Sanelly. “That’s why it’s called Full Moon”, she says, adding, “A lot of South African music is about dance and forgetting your problems. My vulnerability is about me finding words to describe situations that I used to say f*** you to, when I didn’t have previously to express them because of how dark they were to get into this journey.”