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Personal Information Name: Teballo Khomotso Phalane D.O.B: 21/02/1989 Age: 29 Gender: Male Nationality: South African

Teba (Teballo) Phalane was born on the 21st of February 1989 in Mokopane, a township in Limpopo. He is a South African Afro-Soul singer/songwriter who does his music in Sepedi and has aspirations of bringing recognition to this language into the South African music industry.

Musical background Teba is a 2018 Best Afro Soul Sepedi Music Award Winner. He first realized his singing talent at a very young age at Dr Dixon Mphahlele Primary School, but at that time, the young boy did not even understand what he had. He later joined the local Lutheran Church Youth League in Lebowakgomo where he went deeper into singing and later joined the Church choir as well. He sang in the two groups between the years 2004 and 2015 and this is where he developed all his love for music and aspirations of one day becoming a musician in his own right. He hails from a history of musical greatness, his late Grandfather, Nkhulu Isaac Phalane was a renowned choral music composer and conductor whose music became very popular in the late 60’s. His music was heard all over the country during the times of the “Radio Bantu” era to date. Both Teba’s parents are currently actively involved in music at the Letlhasedi Parish Lutheran church choir in Lebowakgomo. In 2017, Teba joined a band named “Afro Music Power Band” where for the first time in his life, he was singing behind the mic, and at the same time he was part of a Clap n Tap choir named “The Mighty Worshipers Gospel Choir”, that is when he decided to come out and showcase his talent and abilities through writing and recording his own music, he then put up a few RnB songs in English. It was during a listening session with his producer Bongani Hlabioa, when Teba’s conscience paid him a visit reminding him of his roots and where he comes from. It was on that day that this talented musician started writing and composing his music in Sepedi, a dominant South African language spoken largely in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Gauteng Provinces. He strongly believes that South African musicians need to compose and produce music in their own languages. Teba is actually a Ndebele native but speaks Sepedi because he grew up around BaPedi and that is a part of who he is. He chose to compose music in Sepedi because he wants to be the official ambassador of the language as he has realized that there is a lot of Afro-Zulu/ Xhosa but Afro-Soul Sepedi is almost none existent. Teba wants to make beautiful music in Sepedi and in the process, showcase the mesmerizing qualities that this one South African language can bring into the Music scene. He also has aspirations of going deeper into his roots by making “romantic hits” in Ndebele. Teba’s inspiration comes from his love for Soul music which he discovered growing up as a young boy. As a young man who grew up in an area where Sepedi takes dominance, Teba only saw it fitting that he makes music in that particular language because not only does he want to be an artist, but rather an inspiration to other aspiring artists who come from the same place as he does. This artist’s debut single “Boitsholo” was released on 01 August 2018 and has received a lot of positive feedback from those who have had the opportunity to listen to it. The song is about changing the perception that men are always expected to be fault-free. It’s about a man acknowledging his wrongs to his woman and seeking forgiveness for all the pain he inflicted. The song also seeks to encourage men to be brave enough to say “I am sorry”. Teba also has more music written in Sepedi for his future projects and anticipates his audience will be “wowed” by what he has to offer and bring into the Music industry. This particular song was nominated on 24th August 2018 under the category “Best Sepedi Afro Soul Artist/Group” for the first annual Sepedi Music Awards and on 23rd September 2018, Teba went on to win the Best Sepedi Afro Soul Artist at the Sepedi Music Awards Ceremony. Teba is currently working on some new music for 2019 and has plans to release a six track single in January 2019. The music in the single will be love songs that praise, cherish and encourage that women be loved and treated with compassion by their partners.

With the release of his upcoming music, Teba aims to serenade his fans and grab the attention of more music lovers in the Province and country at large, and through all that, escalate his musical career to new heights.