IN MEMORY OF TEASPOON NDLELU - AFRICAN FOCUS


The well-known Tony Maonde, with over 40 years of piano playing experience under his belt, has teamed up with sax player Teaspoon Ndelu of Mango Groove and Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens fame, to form the African Focus duo. Thanks to their talent and professionalism, African Focus has become a popular feature at corporate functions, weddings and private parties.


Their repertoire is an array of African favourites, township jazz, jazz standards and popular music from shows and big bands. They have performed at a number of prestigious venues and hotels in Johannesburg, Hong Kong and Bangkok. Their clients include Eskom, SAA, IBM, Rand Merchant Bank, M-Net, the Oppenheimer family, CSIR, Eagle Ford, South African Breweries, Xcel Info Technologies, Morso, Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority, Gerling General Insurance of SA, ANC and Trafalgar Properties.


African Focus is very versatile group should circumstances require, they can adapt themselves to be a duo, trio, quartet - including drums - or a five-piece band with a vocalist.