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 Dyantyis, 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!