PAUL HANMER

Paul Hanmer was born in Cape Town in 1961. His musical interest started at an early age. In the early 1970's, he began classical piano and theory lessons. After three years at the University of Cape Town, studying for a B.Mus degree, Paul started working in a variety of fields. He performed with Top-40 bands, did jazz standards and played with many original bands. He was involved in backing various cabaret acts and played in musicals as well as the theatre circuit.
Paul's musical talents are vast. Not only is he a recording artist and session pianist, but he enjoys working as a composer and an arranger. He loves to work with other composers who have a distinctive South African voice and are proud of it.
With his love for collaborative work, Paul has recorded with the likes of Tananas, Miriam Makeba, Ray Phiri, McCoy Mrubata and Unofficial Language. He also formed part of and toured with Tony Cox's Cool Friction and recently collaborated with Pops Mohamed, for a "Main Stage" production at the Grahamstown Festival.