Sifiso Mnumzane Magaye
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PROFILE OF SIFISO “MNUMZANE” MAGAYE
Sifiso “Mnumzane” Magaye is a Jazz, Soul and Afrojazz who hail from the South Coast of KwaZulu
Natal, Izingolweni. He fell in love with music at a very young age when he was still a primary school learner in a Roman Catholic boarding school. There, he started performing as a solo act on the school’s Friday evening concerts. He writing his music for these performances and was coined a
humorous performer of the school because of his endearing lyrics. He was later recruited to join the school/ church choir which was such an accomplishment since the school and the church choir were made up of learners from secondary phase as the school was a combined school starting from Grade 4 to Grade 12. He joined several groups singing both as a leadas well as a backing vocalist. It was in 2008 when he was recruited to join the professional ranks of the music industry doing backing vocals for budding Durban based jazz singers. This introduced him to both the Bat Centre and Ukusa (UKZN music outreach), where he then enrolled to study Jazz voice, Music theory, Music
composition and music business. Jazz struck and went right under his skin. He has been likened to
the great jazz vocalist, Kurt Elling, in the way he delivers the songs on stage. One could undoubtedly
feel a theatre background in the way he tells stories through song. Behind him, stands a very skillful team of instrument players that complement his singing in a harmonious way.
The band is as follows:
Pianist and Music Director - Sibonelo Nxumalo
Second Keys player - Siphesihle Nene
Lead Guitarist - Cebo Ngema
Bass Guitarist - Blessing Thwala
Drummer - Senzo Ngcobo
To tailor make his performances, he does enlist the services of other musicians required by the
needs of that specific performance.
Events and Venues performed in:
The Durban ICC
Wild Coast Sun Casino in Port Edward
Durban International Blues Festival
Durban International Convention Centre
Artist’s Lives Matter Concert
PLC Beach Festival
Poetry Meets Jazz
Hlengimpilo School Awards in Ballito
Durban City Hall
The Playhouse Company
The Bat Centre
The Wahooz restaurant at the Durban South Beach
Zacks restaurant on Blues Tuesday nights
Café La Plage – as a resident singer for a year
Azar Restaurant
Protea Hotel by Marriott Karridene Beach
Sifiso ‘Mnumzane’ is a versatile performer who has done acting and contemporary dancing; he
brings these elements into his performance all the time which makes his performances engaging for
the audiences.
Sifiso Mnumzane Magaye is an Africa jazz vocalist based in Durban. He started his musical career as a backing vocalist for a number Durban based artist from different genre's. This...
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