Mabuta has been played on NTS in shows including Anthony Chalmers, featured first on 20 September 2018. Songs played include Bamako Love Song (Feat. Shabaka Hutchings), Bamako Love Song (Feat. Shabaka Hutchings) and Tafattala (Feat. Reza Khota).

MABUTA is part of the new wave of jazz coming out of Joburg, South Africa. The scene is thriving, with a movement of young innovators pushing the boundaries of the sound of South African Jazz. The band features: Shane Cooper (basses), Bokani Dyer (keys), Sisonke Xonti (tenor sax), Robin Fassie-Kock (trumpet), Marlon Witbooi (drums), Reza Khota (guitar).