In Conversation

NewzRoom Afrika - Newsfed PM hosted by Nhlanhla Sehume | 07 April 2024

Herbie Tsoaeli, celebrated as a legendary bassist and composer, popularly known as Malume, sat down with Nhlanhla Sehume to discuss the reissuing of the 'African Time' album.

Herbie Tsoaeli | House of Sankofa Interview.
18th July 2024.

Power FM - POWER Talk hosted by Lerato Mbele | 28 March 2024

Acknolwedged for playing a pivotal in shaping and preserving South Africa's jazz legacy, Herbie Tsoaeli joined Lerato Mbele as a special guest on POWER Talk.

SA FM - Talking Point hosted by KG Moeketsi | 29 March 2024

Having being part of this year’s edition of Jazz in the Lights music festival on 30 March, KG Moeketsi, engaged in conversation with Herbie Tsoaeli to talk about his prolific musical journey.

Channel Afrika - Afrika Tonight hosted by Sheila Ndikumanana & Tebogo Lekhuleni | 05 April 2024

Following the exciting news of the re-release of his classic single ‘Hamba No Malume’ on digital platforms, Channel Afrika’s Sheila Ndikumana & Tebogo Lekhuleni honoured Herbie Tsoaeli in conversation, talking about his role in the South African jazz music scene.

Kaya FM - The Jazz Standard hosted by Brenda Sisane | 07 April 2024

Jazz appreciation month is everyday on The Jazz Standard with Kaya FM’s Brenda Sisane. In this episode she looks at the legendary bassist Johnny Dyani, where Herbie Tsoaeli, Victor Masondo and Mlungisi Gegana appreciate his legacy.

Herbie Tsoaeli features as part of Thembinkosi Goniwe: A Prolegomenon towards ukuNqakula as an Aesthetic and Political Location | 01 December 2021

Thembinkosi Goniwe is an art historian, curator, and writer whose work explores contemporary African visual arts. His curatorial projects reflect postcolonial and decolonial criticism in the context of black radical thoughts and Global South discourse. He has edited a number of publications and is currently Assistant Professor in Art History and Visual Culture at Rhodes University, South Africa, as well as being a visiting researcher at the Wits School of Arts in Johannesburg.

Louis Moholo-Moholo & Herbie Tsoaeli with Johnny Dyani

In Conversation with Mbizo
source: https://herri.org.za/7/louis-moholo-moholo/

Herbie Tsoaeli features as part of A Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of South African Independence | 31 March 2014

A Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of South African Independence "A Music Workshop and Performance Featuring" Uhadi and Sibongile Khumalo" The program was presented on March 31, 2014 in Howard University's Blackburn Gallery. This video features South Africa's first lady of song Sibongile Khumalo and bassist Herbie Tsoaeli. The program was jointly sponsored by the South African Ministry of Arts and Culture; the Embassy of South Africa; the Howard University College of Arts and Sciences; the Howard University Department of Music; the Howard University Republic of South Africa Project; the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center; TransAfrica; and Jazz at Lincoln Center..


Cycling in Circles

On: Bra Herbie Tsoaeli

By Helen Herimbi

“I only released African Time after two decades of not recording (solo work). Jazz moya means just do your thing, it’s your time. The creator is giving me the music.”

The many voices of Herbie Tsoaeli

By Nils Bourdin

“There was so much happening in the location… And the location was a centre of jazz. That sound was all around me, and I liked being in that environment.”

Herbie Tsoaeli Spiritual Dialogues: At This Point in Time

By Maureen Shelmith

“When I play with fellow musicians here in South Africa or elsewhere, I also want them to speak to their elders. As I connect with my spirits, with my grandmothers, and I want them to connect with their spirits and their grandmothers. With all these voices connecting together, it becomes Voices in Volumes”.