Nomfundo Xaluva : Ndilapha Live at the basement

NOMFUNDO XALUVA NDILAPHA PART 2

Untitled Basement Presents

NDILAPHA: Live at the Basement

Nomfundo Xaluva Returns

After an unforgettable sold-out performance and a remarkable run of major appearances celebrating her acclaimed new album Ndilapha, multi-award-winning vocalist, composer, and scholar Nomfundo Xaluva returns to Untitled Basement for what promises to be another deeply moving and unforgettable evening of music.

The excitement surrounding Nomfundo’s return to Johannesburg has been immense. For many local audiences, opportunities to experience the Cape Town-based artist in an intimate live setting are rare — making this moment especially significant for lovers of South African jazz and contemporary African music.

Over the years, Nomfundo has established herself as one of the most distinctive and important voices in South African music. Her work moves effortlessly between jazz, African indigenous music, classical influence, and deeply personal storytelling — creating performances that are spiritually rich, emotionally layered, and sonically fearless.

Whether through her celebrated albums Kusile, From.Now.On, or her latest award-winning body of work Ndilapha, Nomfundo continues to push the boundaries of South African jazz while remaining deeply rooted in heritage, language, and memory. Her music honours the legacy of greats such as Miriam Makeba and Winston Mankunku Ngozi, while simultaneously shaping a bold and contemporary African sound of her own.

A two-time Metro FM Music Award winner, recipient of the NIHSS Award for Best Composition/Arrangement, senior lecturer at UCT’s South African College of Music, published scholar, and internationally respected performer, Nomfundo stands at the rare intersection of artistic brilliance, intellectual depth, and cultural preservation.

But beyond the accolades, it is her live performances that continue to draw audiences closer to her world. There is an honesty, vulnerability, and exploratory spirit in the way she performs that makes every show feel deeply personal and impossible to replicate.