KUZOGUJWA inyanga yabantu besifazane basemhlabeni jikelele ngomdlalo weshashalazi oqhakambisa ubuqhawe bukanina weNkosi uShaka, iNandi The Musical, ePlayhouse Opera Theatre, eThekwini kusukela ngoMashi 7.
Emdlalweni kuboshelwe osaziwayo okubalwa kubo uNtokozo "Sngqazu" Ngcobo, Mampho Moshoeshoe, Sibusiso Sithole woZalo, Velile Makhoba weGomora neCala, Zawadi Yamungu, uNontokozo Mkhize ocula noSjava ingoma ethi: Thixo.
USngqazu, olingisa indawo yeNdlovukazi uNandi Mhlongo, uthe izithameli azilindele ukubona indlela uNandi akhulisa ngayo iNkosi uShaka nokuthi kwenzeka kanjani agcine eseyindlovukazi.
"Bangalindela ukubona ukungqubuzana nokuphakama kwemimoya futhi bafunde nokuthi thina bantu besifazane kade saqala ukuba yiziphikeleli."
Uthe kuningi okungafundwa ngabantu besifazane abasha base-Afrika esibindini nasebuhlakanini beNdlovukazi uNandi.
"Kunamahlaya azokwenza izithameli zihlale ngesinqe esisodwa futhi zizizwe zivuselelekile. Labo abangakaze bawubona lo mdlalo, mabalindele lukhulu."
USngqazu uthe ukulingisa indawo kaNandi kumkhulise kakhulu ekubeni ngumlingisi futhi kusho lukhulu kuye.
Ubonge umqondisi womdlalo, u-Edmund Mhlongo, ngokumethemba ngendawo ayidlalayo nokumnika ulwazi, ukuze akwazi ukuyidlala ngendlela.
UNtokozo uthe ukujabulele ukwethenjwa ngendawo ayinikiwe futhi aseyilingise iminyaka eyisithupha.
"Njengoba ngilokhu ngiyilingisa nje ikhono namava ami kuyakhula. Nayo le ndawo kayimile ndawonye. Iyathuthuka unyaka nonyaka."
Uthe iNandi The Musical izogcina ukukhonjiswa ePlayhouse ngoMashi 10.
Umdidiyeli womdlalo, u-Edmund Mhlongo, uthe nakuba lolu hlobo lomdlalo lumba eqolo kodwa uthe luyasiza ukuveza amakhono ahlukene kubalingisi njengoba bekwazi ukucula, ukudansa nokulingisa.
Le ngwazi esike yahlonishwa ngeLiving Legend Award nguMasipala weTheku, inxuse uhulumeni ukuba axhase imidlalo ukuze yande ezweni lonke.
UMhlongo ngomunye wamaciko ahlonishwayo kuleli nasemhlabeni jikelele ngokudidiyela imidlalo esezingeni lomhlaba, okubalwa kuyo iMambazo The Musical, Bayede Shaka- The Spear Is Born, One Among Many-Tribute To Chief Albert Luthuli, Madame President neminye.