{{short description|South African independent record label}}
'''Matsuli Music''' is an independent record label based in London that specialises in the reissue and archival release of jazz and related South African music. The label is known for issuing previously unavailable or little-known material<ref name="AfricaReport2023" /><ref name="AllAboutJazz2018" /> but has also released a limited number of contemporary recordings.<ref name="AfricaReport2023" /><ref name="Afropop2017" />
The label has generally released a small number of titles, often accompanied by newly commissioned liner notes and historical documentation. Releases have appeared on vinyl, as well as digitally, with a significant proportion of sales occurring outside South Africa.<ref name="AfricaReport2023" /><ref name="Afropop2017" />
== Notable releases ==
=== Archival releases === * ''African Songbird'' by Sathima Bea Benjamin with Dollar Brand.<ref name="LondonJazzNews20130612">{{cite web |title=LP Review: Bea Benjamin with Dollar Brand – African Songbird |url=https://londonjazznews.com/2013/06/12/lp-review-bea-benjamin-with-dollar-brand-african-songbird/ |website=London Jazz News |date=12 June 2013 |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="HerriCarolMuller">{{cite web |last=Muller |first=Carol |title=Issue #07 – Herri |url=https://herri.org.za/7/carol-muller/ |website=Herri |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref> * ''Inhlupeko: Distress'' by The Soul Jazzmen.<ref name="BC_Inhlupeko">{{cite web |title=Inhlupeko: Distress |url=https://matsulimusic.bandcamp.com/album/inhlupeko-distress |website=Bandcamp |publisher=Matsuli Music |date=1 September 2015 |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref> * ''Live in Lesotho'' by Hugh Masekela & Company.<ref name="MG20200416">{{cite web |title=Masekela's Lesotho concerts: A bittersweet homecoming |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2020-04-16-masekelas-lesotho-concerts-a-bittersweet-homecoming/ |website=Mail & Guardian |date=16 April 2020 |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="FT20191227Masekela">{{cite web |title=Hugh Masekela & Company: Live in Lesotho |url=https://www.ft.com/content/230a1c12-1cd8-11ea-97df-cc63de1d73f4 |website=Financial Times |date=27 December 2019 |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref> * ''Dudu Pukwana and the "Spears"'' by Dudu Pukwana and the "Spears".<ref name="UKVibe20200629Pukwana">{{cite web |title=Dudu Pukwana 'Dudu Pukwana and the Spears' 2x180g Vinyl (Matsuli Music) |url=https://ukvibe.org/album_reviews/dudu-pukwana-2/ |website=UK Vibe |date=29 June 2020 |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="AllAfrica20200623Pukwana">{{cite web |title=South Africa: Review - Dudu Pukwana and the 'Spears' |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202006230492.html |website=allAfrica |date=23 June 2020 |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="JazzJournal20200825Pukwana">{{cite web |title=Dudu Pukwana: Dudu Pukwana And The “Spears” |url=https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2020/08/25/dudu-pukwana-dudu-pukwana-and-the-spears/ |website=Jazz Journal |date=25 August 2020 |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref> * ''Batsumi'' by Batsumi.<ref name="Guardian20111201Batsumi">{{cite web |title=Batsumi – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/dec/01/batsumi-review |website=The Guardian |date=1 December 2011 |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="Afropop20170301">{{cite web |title=A Conversation with Matt Temple from Matsuli Music |url=https://www.afropop.org/articles/matsuli-music-interview |website=Afropop Worldwide |date=1 March 2017 |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref> * ''Sangoma'' by Malombo.<ref name="BC_Sangoma">{{cite web |title=Sangoma |url=https://matsulimusic.bandcamp.com/album/sangoma |website=Bandcamp |publisher=Matsuli Music |date=14 November 2025 |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref>
=== New releases === * ''One Night on Earth: Music from the Strings of Mali'' by Derek Gripper.<ref name="BC_OneNightEarth">{{cite web |title=One Night on Earth: Music from the Strings of Mali |url=https://matsulimusic.bandcamp.com/album/one-night-on-earth-music-from-the-strings-of-mali |website=Bandcamp |publisher=Matsuli Music |date=10 May 2015 |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref> * ''Tolika Mtoliki'' by The Brother Moves On.<ref name="BC_Tolika">{{cite web |title=Tolika Mtoliki |url=https://matsulimusic.bandcamp.com/album/tolika-mtoliki |website=Bandcamp |publisher=Matsuli Music |date=25 October 2021 |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref> * ''After the Night, the Day Will Surely Come'' by Kyle Shepherd.<ref name="UKVibe20210901Shepherd">{{cite web |title=Kyle Shepherd 'After The Night, The Day Will Surely Come' (Matsuli Music) |url=https://ukvibe.org/album_reviews/kyle-shepherd/ |website=UK Vibe |date=1 September 2021 |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref> * ''A Dance More Sweetly Played'' by the Kyle Shepherd Trio.<ref name="UKVibe20241118Dance">{{cite web |title=Kyle Shepherd Trio 'A Dance More Sweetly Played' 180g Vinyl (Matsuli Music) |url=https://ukvibe.org/album_reviews/kyle-shepherd-trio/ |website=UK Vibe |date=18 November 2024 |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="SonglinesDanceReview">{{cite web |title=Review of A Dance More Sweetly Played |url=https://www.songlines.co.uk/review/a-dance-more-sweetly-played |website=Songlines |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref> * ''Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper'' by Ballaké Sissoko and Derek Gripper.<ref name="FT2024SissokoGripper">{{cite web |title=Kora and guitar blend engagingly on Ballaké Sissoko and Derek Gripper's joint album |url=https://www.ft.com/content/198da06a-f49d-4a7a-a808-7df8d992a9bf |website=Financial Times |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="LeMonde20240510">{{cite web |title=Sélection albums : Maurice Yvain, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, The Lemon Twigs, Emily Nenni, Ballaké Sissoko et Derek Gripper, Kamasi Washington |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2024/05/10/selection-albums-maurice-yvain-elisabeth-jacquet-de-la-guerre-the-lemon-twigs-emily-nenni-ballake-sissoko-et-derek-gripper-kamasi-washington_6232526_3246.html |website=Le Monde |date=10 May 2024 |access-date=3 January 2026}}</ref>
== References == <references> <ref name="AfricaReport2023">{{cite web |last= |first= |title=South Africa: How independent music label Matsuli has kept local jazz alive |url=https://www.theafricareport.com/294934/south-africa-how-independent-music-label-matsuli-has-kept-local-jazz-alive/ |website=The Africa Report |date=23 March 2023 |access-date=3 January 2026 }}</ref>
<ref name="AllAboutJazz2018">{{cite web |last=Hawkins |first=Seton |title=Matsuli Music: The Fight Against Forgetting |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/matsuli-music-the-fight-against-forgetting-sathima-bea-benjamin-by-seton-hawkins |website=All About Jazz |date=23 May 2018 |access-date=3 January 2026 }}</ref>
<ref name="Afropop2017">{{cite web |last= |first= |title=A Conversation with Matt Temple from Matsuli Music |url=https://afropop.org/articles/matsuli-music-interview |website=Afropop Worldwide |date=1 March 2017 |access-date=3 January 2026 }}</ref> </references>
== External links == * https://matsulimusic.bandcamp.com/
Category:Record labels based in London