Star Mabaso
(Africa Calling)
Star was the African voices coordinator and cultural advisor for KPM’s “Colors of Africa” Production Music CD.
She is a well known Johannesburg session singer and co-composer on literally hundreds of South African jingles. Star has a wealth of South African melodic and rhythmic ideas ready to deliver at the drop of a hat.
Bernie Millar
(Africa Calling and Visions Africa)
Bernie was the music director for the “All Africa Games 1999”, a stadium show with a cast of thousands.
He has composed several hit songs including a number one chart-topper in the South African market.
Bernie has written both advertising copy and music for dozens of TV and radio commercials,
and devised and scripted several “live” corporate musicals.
Bongani Masuku and
Sipho Nxumalo
(Shadows of Africa
and Visions Africa)
These in-demand Johannesburg session singers have turned their considerable talents to music composition for the Mathambo Music catalogue.
They have regularly performed live with Johnny Clegg and been important components in recording sessions for the internationally renowned Quincy Jones and Simply Red, as well as with famous South Africans, (to mention only a few) Hugh Masekhela, Caiphus Semenya, Miriam Makeba and Abdullah Ibrahim.
Sipho and Bongani were key vocal components in the Johannesburg recordings of Disney’s The Lion King original soundtrack.
They also performed live at the original Nelson Mandela’s 46664 concert held in Cape Town, South Africa.
