Son of the late Dr Philip Nchipi Tabane and heir to the malombo sound he pioneered in the early 1960s, Thabang has been touring the world with his father’s band and other South African luminaries since he was eight years old. His debut solo album Matjale employs brisk tempos, nimble basslines and intersecting polyrhythms, as Thabang delivers songs cognisant of life’s hardships with an irrepressible optimism.

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