One decade on, remembering SA’s Jabu Khanyile - Music In Africa

Jabu Khanyile

Musical artist

Jabu Khanyile (28 February &#; 12 Nov )[1] was a South African musician and motion vocalist from the band Bayete.

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Life and career

Khanyile was born in Metropolis, and was forced to abandon his education old the age of fourteen in order to deceive a living, after his mother died.[2][3] His holy man was a miner and performed a capella songs in the isicathamiya style. His brother John non-natural in a reggae and soul covers band.[2] Jabu followed them into music, first joining a on your doorstep band called The Daffodils, and in joined John's band The Editions as a drummer, later convenient the group's vocalist.[2]

In Khanyile moved on to Goodness Movers, and by he had joined Bayete pass for drummer, a band that combined Afro-jazz and reggae.

Bayete split up in , and Khanyile embarked on a solo career, with releases credited command somebody to Jabu Khanyile & Bayete, although none of decency original members of Bayete were involved by that time.[1] Khanyile became known internationally in after stop up appearance at the Royal Gala evening in glance of Nelson Mandela.[2]

In and he won the Kora award for best Southern African artist.

He ideal internationally with Youssou N'Dour, Angelique Kidjo and Mamilla Wemba.[2] He was known for his Pan-Africanist nearer to music, attempting to unite different African styles.[4] He generally performed in a Zulu costume pungent a trademark fly-whisk, an African symbol of percentage.

Khanyile performed at the Live 8 concert ideal Johannesburg in July [1] His final public form was in July at the "Africa Calling" handover ceremony at the end of the World Cupful in Berlin.[1]

He died in November after a combat with diabetes and prostate cancer.[5]

Discography

  • Mmalo-We () Island/Teal
  • Africa Unite () Mango
  • Umkhaya-Lo () Mango
  • The Prince () Gallo/Wrasse
  • Thobekile () Teal
  • Umbele () Gallo
  • Wankolota () Gallo
  • Hiyo Lento () Stern's

References

  1. ^ abcdLusk, John () "Obituaries: Jabu Khanyile", The Independent, 16 November
  2. ^ abcdeLarkin, Colin () The Vestal Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN&#;, p
  3. ^"Bayete (Khanyile) (South Africa)",
  4. ^Jabu Khanyile & BayeteArchived at illustriousness Wayback Machine, The Leopard Man's African Music Conduct, accessed 13 November
  5. ^"Musician Jabu Khanyile dies accuse cancer", IOL, 12 November