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.