Voice

Members

Andile Yenana - piano

Andile hails from King William's Town in the Eastern Cape Province and studied at the School of Jazz and Popular Music at the University of Durban. Since moving to Johannesburg, Andile has performed and recorded with artists as diverse as Zim Ngqawana, with whom he has travelled to the US and Europe, Sibongile Khumalo and Winston Mankunku Ngozi. He has supported such artists as Jimmy Dludlu, Gloria Bosman, Louis Mhlanga and Suthukazi Arosi and performed with internationally renowned steel drummer Andy Narrell during his 1999 and year 2000 tours of South Africa. Andile has produced albums for a number of local artists, including Winston Mankuku Ngozi's "Children of Africa" for which he received a SAMA nomination for best producer. His own release "We used to Dance" also received considerable critical acclaim. Andile received the Standard Bank Young Musician of the Year Award for 2003-2004.

Sydney Mnisi - saxophone

Sydney hails from Thembisa in Johannesburg and has performed and recorded with almost every leading South African Jazz musician, including Hugh Masekela, Jonas Gwanga, Caiphus Semenya, Sibongile Khumalo, Bheki Mseleku and many others. A graduate of the Pretoria Technikon School of Music, Sydney is a highly versatile musician who works regularly in Holland as part of South Africa/The Netherlands musical collaborations and extensively on the local performing and recording circuit.

Marcus Wyatt - trumpet

Marcus hails from East London in the Eastern Cape Province. A graduate of the School of Music at the University of Cape Town, Marcus has performed with all the major jazz musicians in South Africa including Bheki Mseleku, Paul Hanmer, Louis Mhlanga and many others. He is a regular member of Carlo Mombelli's Prisoners of Strange, an innovative and highly regarded group under the leadership of the inimitable Carlo Mombelli. Marcus has taken musical sabbaticals in Europe, through which he has established close working relationships with musicians from Holland, Belgium and Scandinavia. Marcus has released two albums under his own name, the second entitled "Africans in Space", of which was nominated for Best Traditional Jazz Album for a South African Music Association (SAMA) award.

Herbie Tsoaeli - bass

Herbie hails from Cape Town, and since moving to Johannesburg in 1995, has developed a reputation as one of the most accomplished acoustic / upright bassists in the country. Herbie has recorded and performed with Zim Ngqawana, Winston Mankunku Ngozi and Louis Mhlanga and performed at Ronnie Scott's in London with diva Sibongile Khumalo. More recently Herbie has worked with internationally renowned artists such of Abdullah Ibrahim and Bheki Mseleku and has participated in a number of international collaborations.

Morabo Morojele - drums

Morabo hails from Lesotho and since moving to Johannesburg in 1995 has supported artists like Zim Ngqawana, Gloria Bosman, Paul Hanmer and Barney Rachabane. He has also worked with Sibongile Khumalo, including at Ronnie Scott's in London and with internationally renowned pianists, Abdullah Ibrahim and Bheki Mseleku.