Musa Mashiane

BIO

Born , Musa Mashiane , in witbank mpumalanga the same town and province that gave birth to the great Hugh Masekela , it is not surprising that Musa is following footsteps and soon winning hearts of many music lovers with his phenomenal vocal renditions that portrays both talent and great vocal technical abilities. At only 33 , this young ndebele boy's music oozes with maturity and Sophistication.

He is the voice that blends influences of African music , abstract african , funk and world. He pulls his inspiration from international singers like Victor Ntoni , Lokua Kanza , Gerald Toto , Oumou Sangare , Steve Wonder and Bobby McFerrin but delivers it in a truly original African signature .

Musa Mashiane who was signed to Native Rhythms for five years , released his debut album in 2007 November titled "The Chant-uMhabelelo" under the supervision of Dr Sipho Sithole the founder of Native Rhythms. Musa Mashiane is An extremely talented and versatile vocalist , Musa has an authentic soulful voice that through song is able to travel between Afro-soul, traditional African , soulful R&B , jazz , and blues with ease and a strong texture of Afro-melodies , is quite a revelation in the female dominated industry.

Who else could have been the producer of this music masterpiece other than the critically acclaimed producer Thapelo Khomo, who is credited with award winning musical works of Simphiwe Dana’s debut album ‘Zandisile’, as well as the late Jabu Khanyile’s platinum selling and multi-award winning album ‘Malo We’.

Musa’s debut album uMHLABELELO is a fusion of soul with Afro-traditional which gives it a smooth Afro-soul sound, blended with a touch of jazz, with a bit Bobby McFerrin, John Legend and Frank Macomb influence spiced with Musa’s own Afro-roots melodies.

After finishing his term with Native Rhythms he then got signed by Sy-Zee Music founded by his former music lecturer Sy Ntuli where he did his 2nd album titled "uMusa" in 2012 , a hot album produced by the young genius pianist and producer , Nduduzo Makhathini. It is the album that cements him as one of the new young African World Music ambassadors...

Musa Mashiane studied popular music at Central Johannesburg College majoring on vocal for two years then did his 3rd year at the Campus Of Performing Arts (COPA) doing his major on guitar.

Musa Mashiane also entered IdolsSA in 2014 and was one of the outstanding contestants on the show , he went up to top 6 on the show.

Musa Mashiane is currently working on his new album exploring in deep african melodies and harmonies , He defines his new sound as " Abstract Gospel " . He's doing it solo using his loop station for different sounds and plays his cajon percussion , mbira and ukulele , Musa Mashiane is the future sound.

#Festivals he Featured on recently :

*Sespresso Music Agency in Europe – Turkey(Istanbul & Antalya 2022)
* City Showcase - United Kingdom
* Oppikoppi - South Africa
* Smoking Dragon - South Africa
* Emalahleni Jazz Fest - South Africa
* Colombo Jazz & Blues Fest - Sri Lanka
* SA Culinary Club - Resident Musician
* Fetedela Musiek - South Africa
* Soweto Fest - South Africa
* Standard Bank Joy of Jazz - South Africa
* National Arts Fest - South Africa
* At the Beach - Mozambique
* Mpumalanga Comes Alive - South Africa
* EarthSync Indiearth - India
* MOMIX - Mauritius
* Solo Tour - Reunion Island

#Singing Competitions:

* Idols SA - Top 6 finalist ( 2014 )
* Can Do - Winner ( 2013 )