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!