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Bayete

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Top Songs By Bayete

Listen to Umkhaya Lo by Bayete, Bayete and Jabu Khanyile & Jabu Khanyile, see lyrics, music video & more!
Umkhaya LoBayete, Bayete and Jabu Khanyile & Jabu Khanyile
Listen to Mmalo We by Jabu Khanyile, Bayete and Jabu Khanyile & Bayete, see lyrics, music video & more!
Mmalo WeJabu Khanyile, Bayete and Jabu Khanyile & Bayete
Listen to Free Angela (Thoughts...And All I've Got To Say) by Bayete, see lyrics, music video & more!
Free Angela (Thoughts...And All I've Got To Say)Bayete
Listen to Sponky Ponky by Bayete, see lyrics, music video & more!
Sponky PonkyBayete
Listen to So why ? (Long mix) by Papa Wemba, Youssou N'Dour, Jabu Khanyile, Bayete, Lourdes Van-Dúnem, Lagbaja & Lucky Dube, see lyrics, music video & more!
So why ? (Long mix)Papa Wemba, Youssou N'Dour, Jabu Khanyile, Bayete, Lourdes Van-Dúnem, Lagbaja & Lucky Dube
Listen to Abasebenzi by Bayete, see lyrics, music video & more!
AbasebenziBayete
Listen to Bambanani by Bayete, see lyrics, music video & more!
BambananiBayete
Listen to Rondawell by Bayete, see lyrics, music video & more!
RondawellBayete
Listen to Bomme by Bayete, see lyrics, music video & more!
BommeBayete
Listen to I Need U 2 C (feat. Bayete) [Aaron Smith's Dub Remix] [Aaron Smith's Dub Remix] by Aaron Smith, see lyrics, music video & more!
I Need U 2 C (feat. Bayete) [Aaron Smith's Dub Remix] [Aaron Smith's Dub Remix]Aaron Smith

Latest Release

Listen to Rumo Immaginari 01 - EP by Bayete
ALBUMRumo Immaginari 01 - EPBayete

More albums from Bayete

Listen to Worlds Around The Sun by Bayete
ALBUMWorlds Around The SunBayete
Listen to Hiyo Lento by Bayete
ALBUMHiyo LentoBayete
Listen to Thobekile by Bayete
ALBUMThobekileBayete
Listen to What About Tomorrow? by Bayete
ALBUMWhat About Tomorrow?Bayete
Listen to Mbombela (Remastered 2023) by Bayete
ALBUMMbombela (Remastered 2023)Bayete
Listen to Bayete by Bayete
ALBUMBayeteBayete

About Bayete

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Hometown
South Africa
Formed
1986
Genre
Vocal
The rhythms of South Africa are fused with the improvisation and dynamics of jazz by Soweto-born multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Jabu Khanyile and his eight-piece band, Bayete. Although they went through a major personnel upheaval in 1993, with only Khanyile remaining, Bayete continues to be one of the most respected bands in South African music. In 1994, the title track of their album MmaloWe received a South African Music Award as Song of the Year and led to Khanyile being named Best Male Performer and Thapelo Kgome, who backed Paul Simon on the album Graceland, named Best Producer. The son of a playboy father and a mother who died when he was in his teens, Khanyile has found a refuge in music. Inspired by his father's love of music and the mbube songs that his father sang during weekly impromptu a cappella sessions, Khanyile taught himself to play guitar and drums. Leaving school at the age of 14 to work in a bottling plant, Khanyile soon gravitated towards music, joining his older brother's band, the Editions. When several members resigned, a few months later, Khanyile restructured the band with new musicians. The Editions' exciting sound soon made them one of the top bands in Soweto. By the time that they signed a record contract and were preparing for their recording debut, several members had gone into exile and Khanyile was forced to reorganize the group for the second time. The Editions' debut single, "Izinvembezi (My Tears)," became a major success, selling more than 150,000 copies in South Africa. The band's success proved short-lived, however, as they disbanded shortly before recording their second album. Forced to find another group, Bayete joined the Movers. Although their first single, "Inhlonipho," was a hit, internal struggles led Khanyile to leave the band. Forming his own band, Bayete, Khanyile continued to make his presence felt, releasing the band's first album, Mbombela, in 1987, and their second album, Harayeng Haye, featuring the anthemic hit, "Mbube," three years later. ~ Craig Harris
Members of Bayete include, or have included, Jabu Khanyile and Khululiwe Sithole.

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