Bheki Mseleku

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bheki Mseleku
Occupation	Pianist
Date Of Birth	Mar 3, 1955(1955-03-03)
Age	69
Date Of Death	2008-09-09
Birthplace	Durban
Country	South Africa
Birth City	KwaZulu-Natal
Horoscope	Pisces

Bheki Mseleku Biography

Bheki Mseleku is one of the most popular and richest Pianist who was born on March 3, 1955 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Jazz musician who was a master in saxophone, piano, guitar as well as composition and arrangement. He did not have any formal training and was entirely self- taught.

He was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 1991 for his album Celebration featuring the saxophonist He was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize in 1991 for his album Celebration that featured saxophonist Courtney Pine..

Mseleku started his musical career in Johannesburg in 1975 as an electric organ player for an R&B band, Spirits Rejoice. After performing at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1977, Mseleku settled in Botswana for a time, moved to London, England, in the late 1970s, and made an attempt to settle into the jazz scene in Stockholm from 1980 to 1983, but then returned to London. It was not until 1987 that Mseleku made his debut at the prominent Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, playing piano unaccompanied by other musicians, with a tenor saxophone in his lap.

His 1991 album Celebration, which featured Courtney Pine among a number of British players as guests, was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize. After this, he was taken up by the major Verve label for several albums. The first of these featured a number of American players including Joe Henderson, Abbey Lincoln and Elvin Jones. In 1996, Mseleku won a KORA All Africa Music Award in the category Best Instrumentalist (Southern Afrika).

His father was an Cambridge University music graduate, but he had a strange religious belief about his children’s love of music that they believed to be devilish.

Bheki Mseleku Net Worth

Bheki Mseleku is one of the richest Pianist from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bheki Mseleku 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was involved in an accident while go-karting as an adult which left two of his fingers missing their upper joint.

His career was characterized by many breaks and starts in his search for his own niche. In 1987, he made his debut as a solo performer on the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club.

Bhekumuzi Hyacinth Mseleku, generally known as Bheki Mseleku (3 March 1955 – 9 September 2008), was a jazz musician from South Africa. He was a pianist, saxophonist, guitarist, composer and arranger who was entirely self-taught.

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Bheki Ranked on the list of most popular Pianist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Bheki Mseleku celebrates birthday on March 3 of every year.