Njabulo Madlala

Nickname: 'Njabulo kagogo'

Distinguished SA opera star based in the UK

Born in South Africa

He is a South African Opera star currently based in the United Kingdom. one of this country’s most distinguished operatic exports, Madlala recently graduated with distinction from London’s prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama. The music school from which he holds a Bachelors of Music Degree, a Masters of Music Degree and a Masters in Music Performance Degree. Njabulo has travelled around Europe and taken part in master classes given by many of the world’s greatest singers and pianists, including Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Dennis O’Neill, Della Jones, Sir Thomas Allen, Ildebrando d’Arcangelo, Isobel Buchanan, Marie McLaughlin, Ann Murray, Philip Langridge, Graham Johnson, Malcolm Martineau, Rodger Vignoles, Yvonne Kenny, Dame Anne Evans, and others. Leading conductors and directors he has worked with include the Royal Opera’s Music Director, Antonio Pappano, Dame Joan Sutherland’s husband and conductor Maestro Richard Bonynge and as well as other important people in the business of music such as Graham Vick, Charles Hazelwood, Martin Lloyd-Evans, John Cox,

Jan Latham Koenig and Paul Wynne Griffiths. He continues to work closely with the renowned British mezzo soprano Sarah Walker on his recital repertoire.


Njabulo has performed at the London’s most prestigious Wigmore Hall and as part of the Oxford Lieder Festival, Concordia Foundation, Tavistock Festival, singing Vaughan Williams’ Songs of Travel with Voce Ensemble, and the Mass of the Children by John Rutter, conducted by the composer.

Alongside his classical music training and a performing career, Njabulo continues to research and perform South African indigenous Folk music. He is the founder and director of Amazwi Omzansi Africa Foundation

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