Tananas

Formed out of Simba Morri’s band in 1987 with Steve Newman (guitar), Gito Baloi (bass) and Ian Herman (drums). They began by playing gigs at Jamesons in Johannesburg and recoded their debut album Tananas with Shifty Records in 1989.

This was followed with five more albums with major labels in the 1990s.

Gito Baloi and Steve Newman continued with solo careers and tragically Gito Baloi was murdered while driving through Johannesburg in 2004.

The Genuines

Energetic Cape Malay rock fusion band who formed in Cape Town in 1986 with Hilton Schilder (keyboards, vocals), Mac Mackenzie (bass, vocals), Gerard O’Brien (guitar) and Ian Herman (drums).

Released their debut album, Goema, in 1986. They were joined by Mac Mackenzie’s father, Samuel ‘Mr Mac’ MacKenzie for their second album, Mr Mac And The Genuines released in 1987.

They released two further albums in the early 1990s before breaking up.