Dee Mayekane

Siphesihle Suriya Mayekane known

as Dee is born in Nyanga East and

bred in the dusty streets of

Khayelitsha. Dee is a popularly

known as a beast who always leaves

the stage blazing with her soulful

voice. It is evident that I‘ve inherited

the gift of music from my family.

I am a product of Cape Town

Academy of Music trained under the

Award Winning Composer and

Screenwriter Dr Kinsey, that’s where

I received a distinction for the Grade

8 Rock Pop Trinity London exam

repertoire and further continued for

her MA Diploma.

In 2018 I took part in Youth Jazz

Festival at Artscape, mentored by

the five acclaimed South African jazz  artists by the likes of Amanda Tiffin,  Mandisi Dyantjis, Wesley Rustin, and

Frank Paco together with Mark  Fransman.. Also performed along  with the powerful well known  musicians such as Jimmy Dludlu,  Camillo Lombard, Ringo Madlingozi,  Brian Themba, Herbie Tsoaelle at  Berlin Jazz Festival and many more.

I’ve also made my debut and  represented Cape Town as a top 16  finalist on Idols South Africa season  16. Despite of the disappointment of  not making it through the

competition my contribution on  Idols will always be remembered.

My focus for now is to build myself  as a brand and hone my craft and get  ready to share my sensational voice  with the world!