THAPELO MOFOKENG


In the 30 years he has been an entertainer, Thapelo Mofokeng has brushed shoulders with Bill Cosby, Sammy Davis Jr, Redd Foxx and Count Basie. He is regarded by many as South Africa's number one jazz and blues cabaret artist.

He performed with Josh Makhene and Joe Lopez in the successful play Dance Troupe, which traveled to the Far East and received a Royal performance. Louis Burke and Joan Brickhill transformed the play and called it Kwazulu, which as the first South African production to have performed to multi-racial audiences, toured the country. Thapelo toured abroad for 11 years with the musicals Ipi Ntombi and Maropa.

When Thapelo launches into a Xhosa lyric or a James Brown wailing soul deep cry, or even a Frank Sinatra ballad, he hits the soul register with his inimitable rendition. His show A Tribute to Nat King Cole was performed at Vergilius Restaurant in Rosebank, Johannesburg. Thepo is a martial artist and third Dan karate holder and has acted in television and local and international movies. His international credits include Hold my hand I'm Dying with Oliver Reed and Jack Palance, Death on Safari, Red Scorpion, Sandgrass People, Rage to Kill and more.