Joe Makhanzawas born in Giyani, South Africa. He has a BMusDegree as well as a Post Graduate Diploma in Arts Marketing from Wits

Previous acclaimed performances

K.I.A.T. is a 5 member band from Zimbabwe, currently resident in Cape Town and play their music on marimbas, mbira, djembe, drums and acoustic guitar with beautiful vocals.

Their style ranges from African traditional music to what they call K.I.A.T. music.

The name “Sankofa” is an Akan (Ghanaian vernacular) word that means,
“We must go back and reclaim our past so we can move forward; so we
understand why and how we came to be who we are today”. The band opted
to use the name because it believes that one must return to the past in
order to move forward. Musical knowledge of the past must be revisited
in order to inform the future of musical ideas.

The band was started in 2005, by a dedicated and experienced team of
Wits University students, who enrolled at the Wits School of Arts
(WSOA). This led to Sankofa becoming the band that it has evolved into
today, with a membership comprising of seven professional musicians,
pursuing musical development continuously.

Abaqondisi Brothers Mbube Music Group from Kayamandi near Cape Town has received an invitation to take part in the South African Traditional Music Association Awards (SATMA) 2009.  For them to advance further in the competition, they need you please send:

Artist:  Abaqondisi Brothers

Join us for the first ever Cape Town Marimba Festival.

This high energy event takes place at the Baxter Concert hall on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th May, with booking through Computicket.

Local marimba organisation, amaAmbush, has received an award for Outstanding Achievement of Youth in Arts and Culture from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport at a ceremony in Cape Town in early December.