Herbie Tsoaeli

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Herbie Motlatsi Tsoaeli (born November 28, 1964 in Cape Town ) is a South African jazz musician ( bass guitar , double bass , composition ).

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Tsoaeli is largely self-taught as a musician , but received formal music lessons at Music Action for People's Power from Merton Barrow. His professional career began in 1986 with the band Peto , who gained national recognition after winning first place in Shell Road to Fame's annual talent search with their song Kaya - Where the Heart Is . Another band he initially belonged to was the afro-pop group Ikhwezi .

In the mid-1990s, Tsoaeli was involved in the Mahube project, a cross-cultural collaboration between twelve of the best musicians in southern Africa, including Steve Dyer, Oliver Mtukudzi , George Phiri, Suthukazi Arosi, Feya Faku , Sydney Mavundla, Phinda Mtya, Scorpio Madondo, Barry van Zyl, Andile Yenana and Sean Fourie, whose album Music from Africa was released in 1998. He also worked with Winston Mankunku Ngozi , Abdullah Ibrahim , Bheki Mseleku , Zim Ngqawana ( Vadzimu 2003), Hugh Masekela and Sibongile Khumalo ( Immortal Secrets ). He toured internationally with Ngqawana, including in his Zimology Quartet ; in Great Britain there was also an encounter with Keith Tippett and his group Mujician .

Tsoaeli was part of the Voice group alongside Andile Yenana, Sidney Mnisi (saxophone), Marcus Wyatt (trumpet) and drummer Morabo Morojele. In 2001 Voice recorded her debut album Quintet Legacy: Volume One , still with Lulu Gontsana on drums. Tsoaeli was also part of the band that recorded Suthukazi Arosi's album uBuntu (Sheer, 2001), for which he also composed and arranged. The album was recognized at the South African Music Awards . Suthukazi Arosi's follow-up album Songs for Our Grandchildren (2003) was also nominated for best traditional jazz album at the South African Music Awards. In addition, he accompanied Bono in 2002 , then Miriam Makeba ( Reflections , 2004), Pat Matshikiza and Adam Glasser .

In recent years he has led his own bands, with which he released the albums African Time (Sheer Sound, 2012) and In Concert (Gallo / Sheer Sound, 2014), but was also part of Andile Yenana's band.

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SURNAME Tsoaeli, Herbie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tsoaeli, Herbie Motlatsi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African jazz musician (double bass)
DATE OF BIRTH November 28, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Cape Town