Song · Small Small
Ekhishini
“Ekhishini” is track 1 on Rob Matare's Afro-Pop & Amapiano album Small Small, released October 9, 2026. Southern African Afro-pop that takes its time: kitchen songs, brass rings, "Sala Kahle, Mama" and staying till the kettle sings.
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“Ekhishini” lyrics
(Mm) ekhishini
Sunday, kancane
Sunday morning, radio on
Uyapheka, humming my song
Inyama nelayisi, steam on the glass
Ngiyakuthanda, we're taking it slow
Your apron's too big, I tie it again
You laugh at my cooking, "you're not a chef"
Salt in the pot, you slap my hand
Kancane, kancane, I understand
Ungasheshi (mm)
Ungasheshi, sthandwa
Ekhishini (mm) sidansa kancane
Ekhishini, just you and me
Ekhishini (mm) kancane, kancane
Ekhishini
Plates in the sink, nobody's rushing
Your mom on the phone, you're blushing
Uthi "ngiyabonga," you dry my hands
We never needed no bigger plans
Sunlight moves across the floor
Neighbours knocking, we don't open the door
Radio playing our old song
Ekhishini, where we belong
Ungasheshi (mm)
Ungasheshi, sthandwa
Ekhishini (mm) sidansa kancane
Ekhishini, just you and me
Ekhishini (mm) kancane, kancane
Ekhishini
Asidingi lutho (mm)
Asidingi lutho
Just this kitchen
Just this song
Ekhishini (mm) sidansa kancane
Ekhishini, just you and me
Ekhishini (mm) kancane, kancane
Ekhishini
Kancane, kancane
Ekhishini
Lyrics written by Rob Matare. Written by me • made with AI. Artist visuals are digitally created.
More from Small Small
- 2Xiluva Xanga3:34
- 3Left Right Love3:20
- 4Come Sit Close3:30
- 5Izandla Zethu3:57
- 6Kufikile Ukukhanya3:15
- 7Sho Mfethu3:02
- 8Mushin To Mainland2:55
- 9Sala Kahle, Mama3:21
- 10Two Brass Rings3:11
- 11Midnight Medicine3:04
- 12Devagar, Outra Vez3:18
- 13Make the Room Move2:46
- 14Small Small3:24
- 15Your Pace, My Pace3:07
- 16Ekhoneni3:11
- 17Mama Mortar3:13
- 18Velvet Tuesday5:38
- 19Moya Wami4:08
- 20Stay Till the Kettle Sings5:28
- 21Khothama Vuka3:48
- 22Carta de Maputo5:14
- 23Ingoma Ayibizile4:07
- 24Heita Friday4:01
Previews provided courtesy of iTunes. 