Errol Dyers

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 Abdullah Ibrahim Robbie Jansen & Mccoy Mrubata To Name But A Few. Dyers Music Is Inspired And Influenced By The Rhythms & Melodies Of Cape Town Where He Was Born As Well As The People Who Live There. Dyers Has A Unique Guitar Style Which Maintains An Acoustic And Reminiscent Ancestral Sound That Captures The Guitar Strumming Of The Century-Old Cape Traditional And Folk Music. Career Highlights Include • Awarded The 2008 Legend Of The Arts Music Award By The South African Western Cape Government’s Cultural Affairs & Sports Department • Albums Released Sonesta Nkomo Records 1997 Kou Kou Wa Sheer Sound 2000 The Best Of Errol Dyers Sheer Sound 2003 • 2007 & 2008 Performances In Hermanus & Worcester Respectively With The Cape Jazz Orchestra. • Touring With Abdullah Ibrahim’s UK Tour In 1990. • Performed Recorded & Presented Workshops On The 2008 ‘Songs Worth Singing Words Worth Saying’ Project Which Forms Part Of The Memory Arts And Culture Project Of The Department Of Arts And Culture Aimed At Preserving South African Musical Traditions. • Performed At The Inaugural 2000 Cape Town International Jazz Festival And Has Made Numerous Appearances At The Cape Town Jazzathon. • Conducting Workshops & Master Classes At Muzo Productions’ 2008 & 2009 Cape Jazz Legends Workshop Programme In Hout Bay Cape Town. • Conducting Workshops As Part Of The Cape Town International Jazz Festival Programme For A Number Of Years Up To & Including 2008. 2008-9 Muzo Productions read less