AYANDA PYRAMID

Ayanda Nhlangothi's career blossomed at the tender age of 10 as voice of young Simba in the Zulu Lion King movie and little sister in Sarafina movie. At 15, she recorded with Bheki Mseleku and was the youngest jazz Vocalist in his international Jazz concert.  In 2002, she was regarded as The Voice of the Nation in Africa's 1st Idols competition; winning her leads internationally including off-Broadway in New York,  performances with Andreas Vollenweider in Switzerland and 1st Act for the 2013 AFCON Opening ceremony, singing and playing Umakhweyana. This extremely diverse artist and musician, aka Ayanda Pyramid, is the daughter of Reginald 'Bhunu' Nhlangothi and Marilyn Thenjiwe Nokwe. Her strong sense of social consciousness was influenced by her family’s rich musical history inherited from her grandparents, the Late Patty and Alfred Nokwe. Guided by her aunt Tu Nokwe, she is a proud ambassador of Arts, Music & Culture. This family legacy is seen continuing through her children Biko'sManna, a guitar duo act with a following in Japan. When she is not performing, she is teaching youth & children at the Amajika Arts & Life Centre & hosts a radio show called  'Restoration in Progress' which is empowering victims of bullying, anxiety and depression with music, stories and laughter on WOMan Radio founded by Yvonne Chaka Chaka.