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“Herbie is a highly skilled virtuoso musician, extremely complementary and supportive
accompanist, a gifted composer and generous ensemble player. More than all of these, Herbie
is a pure joy to be with because of his joyous personality, sunny disposition, infectious
laughter and friendly accessibility. I love Herbie Tsoaeli like a brother I never had.” –Hugh
Masekela
From the country’s most prolific upright bass player, band member and consummate sideman,
in recent years Herbie Tsoaeli has extended his illustrious roles to those of bandleader and
recording solo artist in his own right. He has become one of South Africa’s elder statesmen of
jazz, a torchbearer for a successive generation of jazz stylists. Tsoaeli was raised in Nyanga
East, one of the politically charged black townships in the Western Cape. It features
prominently in the history of the anti-pass protests of 1960. More significantly, it’s one of the
communities that had produced a rich jazz legacy.
accompanist, a gifted composer and generous ensemble player. More than all of these, Herbie
is a pure joy to be with because of his joyous personality, sunny disposition, infectious
laughter and friendly accessibility. I love Herbie Tsoaeli like a brother I never had.” –Hugh
Masekela
From the country’s most prolific upright bass player, band member and consummate sideman,
in recent years Herbie Tsoaeli has extended his illustrious roles to those of bandleader and
recording solo artist in his own right. He has become one of South Africa’s elder statesmen of
jazz, a torchbearer for a successive generation of jazz stylists. Tsoaeli was raised in Nyanga
East, one of the politically charged black townships in the Western Cape. It features
prominently in the history of the anti-pass protests of 1960. More significantly, it’s one of the
communities that had produced a rich jazz legacy.
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