Magical Xoli B mellows into music scene
Xoli B in his element during a recent show. Photo: Khehla Chepape Makgato Watching Xoli Bongwana dance is magical, watching him sing on stage is an enthralling and healing experience. From my humble knowledge of the local music, his performance from onset was resplendent of Jabu Khanyile’s influence. This punctuation was attested by his rendition of Khanyile’s popular number Sponky-Ponky. So many exciting spiritual moments attends the ear trained in the South African Afro Soul/Afro Ballad/Authentic contemporary music with a twang of Xhosa with employment of other local languages such as Sesotho, Setswana, IsiZulu and a bit of mouth-beats. Xoli B which is his stage name is an articulate, modest man with a distinctively mellow, soulful voice and the eagerness to be modest and humane with his audience. His first music solo concert at The Lesedi at Joburg Theatre on Friday, 21 May and Saturday, 22 May 2021 titled UZURI, featured a six-piece accompanying band. He continues to te