Sakhile

A collaboration between top-notch South African musicians Sipho Gumede, Mabi Thobejane, and Khaya Mahlangu, Sakhile combined traditional South African music and Miles Davis-influenced jazz fusion. An offshoot of Spirits Rejoice, a group featuring Gumede, Gibson Kente, and Bheki Mseleku, Sakhile suffered from the racial oppression that spread through South Africa following the Soweto killings. Although their early albums found an enthusiastic audience in South Africa's Black townships, they were prevented from radio airplay and the group disbanded. Reuniting in 1987, Sakhile su...