Jeff Maluleke is a contempory South African singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was was born and raised in semi-rural South Africa, Bushbuckridge in the heart of Mpumalanga Province in the Northern region of the country. He is said to have had an early interest in music. When he completed his studies at home, he moved to Johannesburg where he attended an engineering course at Primitive Studios. During the course he met Dr. Victor who hired him as a backing vocalist for the Rasta Rebels. Jeff was then invited to write a track with Dr. Victor and together they came up with “I Miss Your Love” which was released on the album “One Goal, One Wish”. His music career started in 1995, when he approached the CCP record company with a rough four-track demo. Since then, he has released many notable albums, such as Juliana (1998), Kilimanjaro (2000), Mambo (2002), and the last album Ndzilo (1997), meaning 'fire'. Jeff's career in music has led him to receive many awards for his music and videos. AWARDS RECEIVED: SAMA 10 Award – 2003/4 (Best Composer) –album MAMBO KORA AWARD – 2003 – (Best Video) - MAMBO SAMA 8 Award – 2001/2 (Best Contemporary African album) – KILIMANJARO KORA AWARD – 2002 – (Revelation of the Year) - KILIMANJARO SAMA 7 –2000/1 – Best Producer – album Juliana