Una Rams celebrates Venda heritage

GRAMMY Award-winning artist Una Rams marks a new chapter in his career with his debut album Meet Me at the Altar, a soulful fusion of love, faith, and Venda heritage, a sonic love letter to his wife and culture.

- MASABATA MKWANANZI

Blending deeply personal storytelling with universal emotion, the Grammy-winning artist opens his heart through a body of work that celebrates connection and legacy.

Speaking to The Star, Unarine Rambani, popularly known as Una Rams, reflected on how life in the public eye has taught him to carefully guard parts of himself, but with Meet Me at the Altar, he traded restraint for vulnerability, creating music from a place of honesty and heart.

"This time, I let go, I went into the studio and created straight from the heart, and something truly beautiful was born."

The musician explained that each track on the album brims with intimacy and authenticity, particularly Nguwe, a commissioned love song for a US-based doctor, surprising his South African partner. "I had to become their voice while staying true to myself," he said. "It's specific to their story, yet resonates with anyone who's ever been separated by distance but bound by love," he added.