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Errol Dyers
12+ albums
cape jazzghoemagoema
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Errol Charles Dyers (Cape Town, South Africa, 1952 - 21 July 2017) was a South African musician and guitarist and pioneer of Cape jazz and goema. Dyer's came from a musical family but taught himself music playing on the streets of Cape Town, and became known for his pioneering fusion of Cape jazz and ghoema. He performed alongside numerous other musicians, including Abdullah Ibrahim, Basil 'Manenberg' Coetzee, Robbie Jansen and Winston Mankunku. Dyer was a member of the Sheer All Stars along with Paul Hanmer, McCoy Mrubata, Sipho Gumede and Frank Paco. Colleague Molly Baron described him as “a genius” with the guitar and said that “had Errol been born in England or in America he would have been recognised as one of the world’s greatest guitarists.” Errol Dyers died in Cape Town in 2017 aged 65. Discography (incomplete) Sheer All Stars Indibano Sheer All Stars Live at the Blue Room Abdullah Ibrahim's Mantra Mode with Johnny Mekoa, Basil Coetzee, Robbie Jansen, Spencer Mbadu and Monty Weber. Remember – District 6, with Lionel Beukes, Sammy Hartman, Monty Weber, Basil Coetzee; All in One with Hilton Schilder and Steve Newman Kou Kou Wa Errol Dyers (Cape Town, South Africa), the acclaimed guitar maestro, is highly respected as a pioneer of what has today become known as Cape Jazz / Ghoema. During his illustrious career, Dyers has performed, recorded and toured locally and internationally with many great artists such as, the late Basil Coetzee, Winston Mankunku, Abdulla
