Over more than a decade, South Africa’s Bongeziwe Mabandla has steadily built a career that has seen him become known as the enigmatic spirit of African Soul whose fanbase extends across the world. 

“Everything I do is measured against how artistic and interesting it is – both for me and my audience,” says Mabandla, and each meticulously calibrated step in his journey is evidence of how seriously he takes that. 

Live, Mabandla is mesmerising – whether solo or with his band - and is every bit the enigmatic spirit of African soul. “To watch Bongeziwe Mabandla step onto stage is to witness the transmutation of the abstract into the physical,” wrote Maneta in New Frame.