Thapelo Khomo was born and raised in Orlando, Soweto. His music career took off with the group Kataki in 1984. In 1985, he toured France and the USA with Malopoets, which earned him a place as keyboardist in the prominent South African super-group Stimela.

Besides his renown as Stimela’s keyboardist, Thapelo is one of the country’s most accomplished music producers and has worked with South Africa’s best talents and won numerous awards for his work.