In the Meantime Quintet
Ably backed by Keegan Steenkamp (trumpet/flugelhorn), Steven Sokuyeka (trombone), Andile Yenana (piano) and Tefo Mahola (drums and percussion) and carrying a dancing and singing audience on waves of passion and adulation, Herbie Tsoaeli offered an inspiring, soulful, and playful performance. Some say, to really understand, you have to see him live on stage, close-up and personal with his beloved Mma Sandi (bass), as he whispers, hollers and groans, and dances her around the stage.
His new album At This Point in Time was the primary focus of this set, but in the spirit of his statement that, “I do not have a setlist, I have a waiting list – it’s channelled to me on stage”, the songs were masterfully performed through spiritual direction.