Themba Mkhize
Themba Mkhize, a South African jazz pianist and singer born in Durban in 1957,
began classical piano training at age seven. He discovered jazz during high
school and started performing professionally in 1981 with Dukes Combo. In 1984,
he joined Bayete, remaining for over ten years. Mkhize toured Africa with Jonas
Gwangwa, Hugh Masekela, Dorothy Masuka, and Letta Mbulu in the musical Buwa, and
served as musical director on tours with Masekela and Miriam Makeba in 1994. His
own albums include Tales from the South (1999), Lost and Found (2001), and Hands
On (2004), all of which won ...
