Cindy Dickinson

Cindy Dickinson was born, grew up and began her music career in the UK. She visited her sister in South Africa in the early 1980s and decided to stay.

She began her solo music career with the release of the single “Love Stealer” in 1982. In 1984 she became the vocalist for the group Syndicate and from there went on to join People Like Us in 1986.

After the death of band member Paul Crossley in 1989 Dickinson left People Like Us.

She continued to work in the music industry and married (now) former Capital Radio DJ Dave Guselli. She still lives in South Africa.

Cinema

Formed in Johannesburg in 1986. Ian Vyle (drums, lead vocals), Alan Lazar (keyboards), Ralph Martin (guitar), Chris Frank (acoustic guitar, bass, percussion, vocals), Craig Parsons (keyboards, vocals), Kevin Kruger (drums). This line-up recorded the album Cinema, released in 1986.

Jarrod Aston joined as lead vocalist for their 2nd album Somewhere in Time released in 1988. It included their biggest hit single “My Kind of Girl” and a second single “Inside and Out”.

They went on to release three further albums over the next eight years, and went through various line-up changes with Alan Lazar, Ian Vyle, Chris Frank leaving the band.

City Limits

A Johannesburg band formed in 1979 with Rick Wolf on keyboards and vocals, Joe Alves on guitar, Chris Ghelakis on bass, John Weddepohl on vocals and keyboards and Neil McKellar on drums.

The band released an album (City Limits) in 1980 and three singles which met with fair success in South Africa, including on Capital Radio.

They broke up without recording a further album.