Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane - Amanzi Nemifula: Umkhuleko (2020)

Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane is a prolific artist whose academic credentials speak volume on the kind of discipline and passion he has for music. After getting his master’s degree in Jazz Performance and graduating Cum Laude from the University of KwaZulu Natal, he is now on his way become an integral performer within the South African and international jazz scene.

His debut album Amanz’ Olwandle (released in December 2016) was the first glimpse of a very promising musical journey through jazz, an accrual and reflection of every music experience he has accumulated throughout his upbringing and music career. Amanz’ Olwandle was awarded with 2 awards at the first ever Mzantsi Jazz Awards, best Contemporary Jazz Album (decided by a jury) and Best Jazz Album (voted for by the public). The awards aim to recognize excellence in jazz music in South Africa. In August 2017, his second album “Rotha – A Tribute to Mama” is following. This second album is very close to Sibusiso’s heart, it was recorded on the day his mother passed away and has compositions that were written in 2003 at beginning of his career as a musician. Rotha is an acoustic traditional jazz album that radiates South African heritage sound and universal jazz influences. He describes this album as mostly sharing Coltrane’s harmonic movements with African influences within the melody and most notably references to South African tribal and spiritual sounds. Currently Mash is working on his third album titled Closer to Home to be released in September 2018.

Him and his band played not only the main stages of the South African circuit, but also many major jazz festivals and his live performances brought him as far as Mozambique and USA.