Philip Tabane

Born 25th March 1934, [b]Philip Tabane[/b] was one of South Africa's longest-running, most respected and innovative jazz guitarists and band leaders, as well as a mentor to those who were part of his percussion-based backing band [a=Malombo]. The most-recent Malombo was made up of [a1049970], [a1049969] - both joined Philip in 1976 - and Thabang Tabane, and had a synergy and communication experienced by very few outfits. A doctorate of Philosophy in Music degree was conferred on Philip Tabane by The University of Venda in 1998 and he was also a winner of the Best Single for 1998 at the Annual FNB Samas for his single Ke a Bereka. Tabane was born in Riverside, Pretoria where at a very tender age he and two friends formed a trio called [a255911]. Active since the early sixties, he toured internationally but was based in his home country. Tabane was also the recipient of the [i]South Africa Music Awards (SAMA) Lifetime Achievement Prize[/i] and in 1998 was awarded an honorary [i]Doctorate in Philosophy of Music[/i] from the University of Venda. He died in Pretoria, South Africa on the 18th of May 2018. A true original.