Khanyile
Singer • Songwriter • Performer • Composer • Storyteller
Music is everywhere. Look around.
Music is
Everywhere
Not just a voice.
A story.
A rhythm.
A life in music.
“Sifiso Khanyile is a South African singer, songwriter and performer whose sound brings together African rhythms, jazz influences and soulful storytelling.
Artist. Character.
History. Life.
Fig. 01 — Johannesburg, portrait session
Fig. 02 — Studio, navy & gold
Fig. 03 — On stage, hat in the air
since '98
“Music began at home — in the countless hours I spent singing with my mother.”
Mbali
His musical story began at home, singing with his mother — the first stage, the first harmony, the first audience.
Durban University of Technology
Formal music studies shaped the instinct into a craft.
1998
Pietermaritzburg → Norway
Represented South Africa in Norway through an international exchange programme — performing at a folk music festival and leading workshops in traditional South African music.
Lead singer of Afro-fusion group Sagiya in Grahamstown, then Joyous Celebration and the musical theatre production The Journey by Shado Twala and Duma ka Ndlovu.
Shared the stage with
The music of Sifiso Khanyile
The debut. Gritty yet melodic, deeply personal yet universally relatable.
Music Is Everywhere · The Sun Will Shine Again · and more
A question asked in rhythm — African cadence carried by a jazz-shaped melody.
Ubani Lo
The room, the band and the audience captured as one instrument.
Recorded live — the band, the room, the audience
Written from an African centre.
Four songs of memory, soul and story
Sifiso is
a singer.
a writer.
a composer.
a performer.
a storyteller.
a creative.
Sifiso is an artist.
A Sifiso Khanyile platform · Est. 2009
Created by Sifiso Khanyile as an intimate performance platform bringing musicians and audiences closer to the music.
Next event — secure your seat
'09
bookings@sifisokhanyile.com
+27 00 000 0000
