Andile Yenana
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Andile Yenana is a South African pianist.
Andile obtained a teaching diploma from the University of Fort Hare
in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province before taking up music studies under Darius Brubeck
at the University of Natal
's School of Jazz and Popular Music. It was here that he became friends with saxophonist Zim Ngqawana
and trumpeter Feya Faku.
He joined Zim Ngqawana's quartet and worked with Zim Ngqawana on all 5 of his album's including "San Song" recorded with Bjorn Ole Solburg and his Norwegian San Ensemble. He has also worked on the pan-African music project Mahube with saxophonist Steve Dyer
and others. He has also worked as arranger for Sibongile Khumalo
, Gloria Bosman and Suthukazi Arosi. In 2005 he was selected as the 2005 Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz.
Discography
Andile obtained a teaching diploma from the University of Fort Hare
University of Fort Hare
The University of Fort Hare is a public university in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was a key institution in higher education for black Africans from 1916 to 1959. It offered a Western-style, academically excellent education to students from across sub-Saharan Africa, creating a black...
in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province before taking up music studies under Darius Brubeck
Darius Brubeck
Darius Brubeck , is a jazz keyboardist and educator. He is the son of jazz legend Dave Brubeck. He spent many years in Durban, South Africa as a professor and head of the Centre for Jazz and Popular Music at the University of Natal....
at the University of Natal
University of Natal
The University of Natal was a university in Natal, and later KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, that is now part of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. It was founded in 1910 as the Natal University College in Pietermaritzburg, and expanded to include a campus in Durban in 1931. In 1947, the university...
's School of Jazz and Popular Music. It was here that he became friends with saxophonist Zim Ngqawana
Zim Ngqawana
Zim Ngqawana was a South African flautist and saxophonist. He was later known as Zimology.-Biography:...
and trumpeter Feya Faku.
He joined Zim Ngqawana's quartet and worked with Zim Ngqawana on all 5 of his album's including "San Song" recorded with Bjorn Ole Solburg and his Norwegian San Ensemble. He has also worked on the pan-African music project Mahube with saxophonist Steve Dyer
Steve Dyer
Steve Dyer is a former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, who represented the 43rd District from 2007 to 2010.-Life and career:...
and others. He has also worked as arranger for Sibongile Khumalo
Sibongile Khumalo
Sibongile Khumalo is a South African singer.-Biography:Sibongile Khumalo was born in Soweto and guided by her father, Khabi Mngoma, a professor of music, where she studied violin, singing, drama and dance. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from the University of Zululand and BA Honors...
, Gloria Bosman and Suthukazi Arosi. In 2005 he was selected as the 2005 Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz.
Discography
- We Used To Dance (2002)
- Who's Got The Map? (2005)