Shingai, Nadine Shah, and more come together on new EarthSonic album, Flow

Flow is an album that tells the stories of women and water worldwide, with "Mhondoro" being the first offering from the upcoming collection of songs. The single will be part of a remix EP due on 25 May to celebrate Africa Day, and feature four remixes created by Hibotep, R3igndrops, Tapiwa, and a collaboration between Shumba Maasai, Coldcut, and Aron Kyne.

Speaking about the track, which is inspired by the Zimbabwean song “Dzinomwa Muna Save”, Shingai says: “‘Mhondoro’ is a warning to any more attempts to pollute our sacred waters - nationally and internationally.

"'Dzinomwa Muna Save' loosely translates as 'We drink from the Save River - Our ancestors the Lions (Shumba-My mothers Totem) drink from the Save River. So we are the children of the Save River, from whom our ancestors (the Lions) drink.”

Flow first came together in 2025 when the artists presented the project as five live performances at the United Nations Climate Conference COP30 in the Brazilian Amazon. The album features songs from Nadine Shah (UK), Sohini Alam (British-Bangladeshi), Jaloo, Bebé Salvego and Keila (Brazil), Madame Gandhi (USA), as well as additional artists from Finland and Iceland. It contributes to EarthSonic's mission to tell the story of climate change by elevating the voices of women, women of colour, transgender women and Amazonian artists in the global climate debate.

The album will also soundtrack the Flow film, which tells the stories of frontline women affected by water-related crises across six different countries: Brazil, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Tuvalu, Iceland and the UK. While the album is due in November 2026, the film will premiere in 2027 and tour around the world.