Based: Cape Town

LARAH EKSTEEN

Toe-tapping jazz standards, ultra-smooth instrumentals, and feel-good bossa nova grooves; this is the Larah Eksteen experience. 

A lifelong love of music led the way to Larah’s mastery as a multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer, now bringing her eclectic on-stage elegance to venues across Cape Town. The perfect soundtrack for wine-soaked nights, classy corporate events, and classic wedding celebrations, her calendar is bursting with all kinds of bookings. Her passion extends to composition, having released four dynamic studio albums infused with cross-genre variety and retro romance.

A fierce and feminine creative at heart, her technical prowess is matched by her unforgettable flair, with red lipped melodies, stilettos on the loop pedal, and a fresh, contemporary sound that leaves every listener wanting more.

SIBUSISO MATSIMELA

Part of a new generation South African musicians, Sibusiso Matsimela reflects the idea of cross- cultural jazz. He has roots in South African, American Jazz and Traditional African music. Born in Mpumalanga, raised in the township of Nellmapius, Sbu has now rooted himself on the jazz gig scene in Cape Town after graduating at UCT in Jazz.

With international exposure and training, he was awarded a bursary to attend the international Society of bassists in San Francisco in 2011 and the Italian Arcevia Jazz Festival exchange in 2015.

Sibusiso also spends his time as an educator investing and mentoring young artists in the Western Cape. He is one of Cape Town most sought after session musicians and averages 3-4 shows per week at Cape Town’s finest establishments.