Neo Muyanga Band

Neo Muyanga was born in Soweto, into a long-line of traditional composers and makers of the Timbila (Mozambican tuned wood percussion instrument). He studied the Italian madrigal tradition with choral maestro, Piero Poclen, in Trieste, Italy.

In the mid 90’s he co-founded the acoustic guitar duo, BLK Sonshine (together with Masauko Chipembere) garnering critical acclaim throughout Southern Africa and on tours Internationally.  BLK Sonshine's hit "Born in a Taxi" is still, more than a decade later, instantly recognisable amongst South African music lovers, while Neo's "My World" is also still a favourite amongst many.

Neo writes music plays and composes for chorus, chamber and large ensemble (most recently his “Memory of how it feels” was performed at the Baxter theatre, Cape Town. He has also composed music for and toured with Britain’s prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company, and South Africa’s celebrated Handspring Puppet Company and served as artist-in-residence at the University of Cape Town School of Drama.

He continues to tour widely as a solo performer as well as together with a selection of top musicians, and as a member of BLK Sonshine.

Neo also curates the Pan African Space Station - a portal that plays host to an archive of contemporary Pan African sound and art on the internet as well as live in venues across Cape Town and the globe.