Jabu Khanyile (28 February 1957 – 12 November 2006)[1] was a South African musician and lead vocalist from the band Bayete.
Khanyile was born in Soweto, and was forced to abandon his education at the age of fourteen in order to earn a living, after his mother died.
[2] In 1977 Khanyile moved on to The Movers, and by 1984 he had joined Bayete as drummer, a band that combined Afro-jazz and reggae.
[4] He generally performed in a Zulu costume carrying a trademark fly-whisk, an African symbol of royalty.
[1] His final public appearance was in July 2006 at the "Africa Calling" handover ceremony at the end of the World Cup in Berlin.