For listeners the first time they would hear her music would be some years later in 2010 when Xoli recorded her first hit track “Set Me Free” as Xoli M. 　　Produced by Black Motion, her Soshanguve homeboys, “Set Me Free” enjoyed heavy rotation and in 2014 “Rainbow” also caressed by the production magic of Black Motion, emerged as one of the standout tracks of the year. 　　In between what have became her most successful releases, Xoli M has written and recorded a steady stream of quality output and earned her reputation for being a vocalist of finesse. 　　With much persistence we managed to coax the somewhat shy songbird to chat about her work and the following conversation is what ensued.