zaziqhelekile iinkonjane kubantu baseyerusalem, kuba iindlwane zazo zazizenza phakathi kophahla nodonga lwendlu. ezinye zazizenza etempileni kasolomon. kusenokwenzeka ukuba iinkonjane ezazisenza iindlwane zazo minyaka le etempileni zaziyibona iyindawo ekhuselekileyo yokukhulisa amantshontsho azo ngaphandle kweziphazamiso. ianist and composer sibusiso mash mashiloane and his band will be in cape town for various concerts from friday 16 november to sunday 18 november as part of the launch of his third album closer to home. mashiloane’s third album release comes at a time when he wants to zoom on into his social and musical identity. born in mpumalanga, surrounded by ndebele, pedi and swazi people and later moving to kwazulu natal, he observed that each society breathes its own character: “if that character is not embraced, the significance of being part of it, is lost” says mashiloane. all the cultures he experienced have their own transitional, cultural impact, which gives birth to new societies of mixed cultures and traditions. you can clearly hear this in his album