Bheki Khoza Trio at Selective Live vol4
Schedule
Sat Sep 14 2024 at 05:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Location
189 Buitengracht Street, 8001 Cape Town, South Africa | Cape Town, WC
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Bheki Khoza is the well-known left handed guitarist from Umlazi, Durban, South Africa. In 1991 he received a Talent Award and scholarship to study music in America. He returned in 1995 from studying at the University of Hartford, Connecticut, with the great Jackie McClean, on of the few living legends.Some of the musicians he held the opportunity to play with included Kenny Barron, Hilton Ruiz, Kirk Ligtsey, Cecil McBee, Virgil Jones, Charlces Davis and Steve Davis, who now Anarchy, a jam club for African music, in particular. Gigs stemming from the African connection included backing vocalist FLoxy Bee from Nigeria and Thuli Dumakude, a singer from South Africa, of Mabatha Fame.
Prior to studying in America, Bheki played with the African Jazz Pioneers, Abie Cindi, Sipho Gumede, Winston Mankunku Ngozi, Rene McClean, Victor Ntoni, Mike Makhalemala, George Lee, and Berry Rachabane, among others. He also backed South Africa’s famous songbirds, Sibongile Khumalo, Sophic Mgina, Dolly Rathebe, Abigail Kubheka, and Themi Mtshani. During this time Bheki also had his own band Thayima, which played jazz and African music directly addressing the social conditions of the late 1980’s for this reason the band was never recorded.
?? on Drums, ?? on Bass and Bheki Khoza on guitar and vocals.
Doors open at 7pm and show starts at 8pm
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Where is it happening?
189 Buitengracht Street, 8001 Cape Town, South Africa, 12 Carisbrook St, Gardens, 8001, South Africa,Cape Town, Western CapeEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
