Vuyo Tshwele (aka vuyo viwe), is a flautist, composer, vocalist and band leader based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Freshly-minted in the jazz scene, vuyo viwe has shared the stage with various acts, including Kujenga, Internet Athi, The Brother Moves On and Sisonke Xonti. Making up 1/4 of ft. Hymnself and leading her own band, vuyo viwe has graced various platforms, from Youngblood, to Homecoming Theatre, to a 3-day residency at Nirox Sculpture Park.

Rooted in "Afroesoterism", her sound is a mix of South African traditional song form and orchestral folk with alternative vocal melodies. vuyo viwe blends electronic sounds with classical instruments and the rawness of uhadi and ngoma time signatures and dissonance.

With a background in Western Classical Music and Psychology, vuyo viwe is completing her masters in Music Therapy - an amalgamation of all the things that keep her in her purpose: to create, share, learn, reach, and heal.