His music featured in the December 2021 summer campaign for MTN, and he made the cover of the Jan/Feb issue GQ Magazine (2021/22) which included a 16-page feature. He is a recipient of a GQ Lifetime Achievement Award (December 2021). Thirty-seven years ago, Sipho’s half-a-million-selling smash-hit single “Burn Out” changed the face and shape of Afro-pop and township jive like no other song or artist in pop music history.

Today there are few instruments he cannot play. Flute, piano, saxophone, kalimba, alto flute, timbales and African drums all feature at some point in his repertoire, all played with the respect each deserves.

Warm, compassionate, caring and gifted in ways even he is still learning about, this gentle giant of great original music is as vital a player today as he’s ever been. With an impressive catalogue anchored in Africa, all who meet, greet, and share stages with Sipho are all touched by a humility and grace that’s as rare as the talent this living legend shares with us all.

Production Credits

Sipho Cecil Peter Mabuse - Vocals and Sax
David Vusumuzi Mabaso - Bass Player
Lloyd Mbele - Keyboards
Mrs. Thembeka Khumalo - Backing Vocals
Ernest Tamsanqa Mgcina - Sound Engineer
Bernice Boikanyo - Drums
Tomlin Motshumu Kganyago - Lead Guitar