Singer-songwriter Wandile Mbambeni returns with his most vulnerable and soul-baring project yet, the deeply moving EP You Love Who You Love. Featuring Langa Mavuso on the title track, this body of work explores the emotional highs and lows of love with brutal honesty and quiet grace.
The title speaks to the uncontrollable, often inconvenient truth of the heart that no matter how much we reason, resist, or run, You Love Who You Love. It’s not always pretty, easy, or reciprocated, but it’s real.
With God as the thread tying every moment together, Wandile takes listeners on an emotional journey that begins in personal struggle, passes through heartbreak, and ends in redemption, in love again and the hope that follows.
Blending stripped-back folk, country blues, warm R&B textures, and soulful vocals, Wandile crafts a soundscape that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant. Each song carries the weight of lived experience, like a prayer, a confession, and a reminder that love, in all its complexity, is what makes us human.
“You Love Who You Love comes from a place of surrender, to love, to faith, and to truth. It’s my journey back to myself and to God. I wrote these songs while learning to let go and trust that even the hardest moments have purpose. My relationship with God is at the centre of it all, it’s where I find peace and understand love. Through this project, I’ve learned to love myself deeper and to celebrate love in all its forms, even in loss,” says Mbambeni.
You Love Who You Love is more than just an EP; it’s an act of surrender, to faith, to truth, and to the unrelenting force of love itself.
Connect with Wandile Mbambeni:
Instagram: @wandilembambeni
TikTok: @wandilembambeni
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Facebook: @wandilembambenimusicza
About Wandile Mbambeni:
Wandile Mbambeni is a South African singer-songwriter known for his soulful blend of folk, R&B, and acoustic soul. With powerful vocals and heartfelt storytelling, Wandile’s music bridges vulnerability and faith, exploring love, purpose, and self-discovery through sound.
Listen to ‘You Love Who You Love’ here
Press release courtesy of Sheila Afari PR
