Jabu Khanyile

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Jabu Khanyile (born February 28, 1957 in Soweto , † November 12, 2006 ) was a South African musician and lead singer in the band Bayete .

Life

After his mother's death at the age of 14, Khanyile was forced to drop out of education and earn a living. His father was a miner and performed traditional a cappella songs. His brother John played in a reggae and soul - cover band . Khanyile also turned to music and became a member of the local band The Daffodils . In 1974 he joined his brother John The Editions' band as a drummer , later becoming the band's lead singer. In 1977 he moved to The Movers , and in 1984 Khanyile joined Bayete as a drummer. The band combined afrobeat , jazz and reggae. Bayete disbanded in 1992 and Khanyile began a solo career with releases under the name Jabu Khanyile & Bayete , although none of the original Bayete members were involved. Khanyile gained international fame after performing at the 1996 Royal Gala Evening in honor of Nelson Mandela .

Khanyile has performed internationally with Youssou N'Dour , Angélique Kidjo and Papa Wemba . He was known for his pan-African approach to music and tried to combine different African styles. He usually appeared in a Masai costume with a fly whisk, an African symbol for kings.

In 2005 Khanyile performed at the Live 8 concert in Johannesburg . He last appeared in public in July 2006, when the handover of the soccer World Cup to South Africa was celebrated in Berlin .

He died in November 2006 of diabetes and prostate cancer .

Awards

  • 1996: KORA All Africa Music Award in the category Best Group (Southern Africa) with the group Bayete
  • 2000: KORA All Africa Music Award in the category Best Artist (Southern Africa)

Discography

  • 1993: Mmalo-We , Island Records / Teal
  • 1995: Umkhaya-Lo , Mango
  • 1996: Africa Unite , Mango
  • 1999: The Prince , Gallo / Wrasse
  • 2000: Thobekile , Teal
  • 2001: Umbele , Gallo
  • 2005: Wankolota , Gallo
  • 2005: Hiyo Lento , Stern's
Participation

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d John Lusk: Obituaries: Jabu Khanyile , in: The Independent , November 16, 2006
  2. ^ A b c d e Colin Larkin : The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae , Virgin, 1998, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9 , pp. 21-22
  3. ^ " Bayete (Khanyile) (South Africa) ", music.org.za
  4. ↑ Jabu Khanyile & Bayete ( Memento July 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), The Leopard Man's African Music Guide, accessed November 13, 2006
  5. ^ " Musician Jabu Khanyile dies of cancer, " IOL, November 12, 2006
personal data
SURNAME Khanyile, Jabu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African musician
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Soweto
DATE OF DEATH November 12, 2006