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SAMKELISIWE MBONISWA SHORT BIO

Samkelisiwe Mboniswa (24) is a self taught pianist, Bassist and a composer born and bred in the East Rand of Gauteng. After years of self improvement Samkelisiwe went to the East Rand School of the Arts in 2011 to sharpen up his skill. Interests in Jazz really improved His skills and also taste in music. He went on to further his musical studies at the Music Academy of Gauteng in South Africa.

His accuracy when playing is distinct and when on stage he keeps the audience entertained. Playing in different stages and working with both local and international artists taught Samkelisiwe about musicianship and communication when playing with other musicians. He considers himself as a versatile musician which means he can play any song on any genre that comes across his ears.
He has worked in numerous stages and studios as a bass player and as professional pianist in different genres of music. He has also worked abroad with different bands and touring in countries like Turkey, Cairo and Mozambique .Spending time with his piano alone gave him the confidence to be able to play solo performances. Being inspired by Great legends Samkelisiwe is still working on improving his skills in both instruments and at a later stage he will be working on his own projects.

Samkelisiwe has also worked with a Band called 1520 music of which he has been working as a Musical director, Bass player and pianist in some of the gigs. While working with 1520 music they have secured residency at Birchwood hotel and OR Tambo conference centre and have been allocated to play there since 2018.

In his journey Samkelisiwe also had a privilege to work with legendary people such as Themba Mkhize. Samkelisiwe has also produced 2 songs that went up for semi finals competition called The Sounds of Human world sound design in Malaysia and it is sung by Gugu Kantu and Didi.

Samkelisiwe has worked with a Band called Afrika Out in a tour in Turkey for a company called Turse Event Organazasyon in June 2022 for 3 months and have worked in different hotels in Turkey.