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Herbie Tsoaeli

Affectionately known as "Malume", Herbie Tsoaeli is a bassist, composer, arranger and a 2013 Best Jazz Album South African Music Award winner, for his debut album African Time.

The incomparable jazz musician, is considered as one of South Africa’s leading bass maestros and hails from Nyanga East, in Cape Town – one of the more politically charged black locations in the Western Cape.

Coming from this community at the forefront of producing South Africa’s rich jazz legacy - rooted in his biographical experiences - his music is a nuanced expression of the black community.

At this Point in Time: Voices in Volumes

By Herbie Tsoaeli

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Wozani nonke Sizothandaza; Alone On Your Own; Abadala Baholo; Umntu; East Gugs Skomline to Khaltsha; Palama; Backyard Background; When Times Are Good; Woza Moya (At This Point in Time); Siwa Sivuka; Siyabulela; Abadala Baholo (Single Release); Siwa Sivuka (Single Release).

Sisonke Xonti: A Leap of Faith

by Seton Hawkins
January 4, 2020

Known for years as an outstanding saxophonist and first-call collaborator in a variety of top South African Jazz ensembles, in recent years Sisonke Xonti has rightly earned acclaimed for his own talents as a bandleader and a composer. Notably, Xonti's 2017 debut release Iyonde not only provided a stellar showcase for his superlative horn ...

Nduduzo Makhathini: Jazz Is a Shared Memory

by Seton Hawkins
February 1, 2018

It can be overwhelming to keep up with the artistic growth, creative reach, and constant development that marks the career of Nduduzo Makhathini. In the past four years, he has released eight solo albums, all exploring remarkably different territories and demonstrating a ceaselessly probing mind and inventive creative urge. In addition to that, he has emerged ...