Owayengumfundi wase-UKZN esizindeni somculo we-Jazz ne-Popular Music.I-Centre for Jazz and Popular Music (CJPM) eyingxenye Yesikole SezobuCiko e-UKZN ibivakashelwe yisihlabani esasingumfundi e-UKZN uMnu Steve Dyer odlale esiteji njengengxenye yohambo lwakhe i-Confluence Homecoming TourI-Confluence, okuyialbhamu ka-Dyer’s yesi-6 iyingxubevange yemisindo enemisuka ehlukene ekhombisa ukuthi imiphakathi iguquka kanjani, nokuthi amasiko ahlukene, izinhlelo zezinkolelo nabantu sebexhumana ngezinga elithe xaxa.Imicabango kaDyer ngohambo lwasezweni lakhe iNingizimu Afrika, ibalulekile kakhulu ngoba ihlanganise nokunye okunomthelela kuye nasohambweni lwakhe. Ngisho ngabe kukuphi , inhloso yakhe ayiguquki: ukuhlanganisa izwi laseAfrika nomculo ohleliwe nongahleliwe.UDyer ongowokuzalwa eMgungundlovu waphothula izifundo zakhe zomculo e-Natal University ngonyaka wezi-1981. Wenqaba ukubuthelwa ebusosheni, wase elifulathela elaseNingizimu Afrika wayozinza eBotswana, United Kingdom naseZimbambe. Ngowezi-1993 wabuyela e-UKZN ezofunda emnyangweni womculo wasethuthela eGauteng lapho esehlala khona.Lolu hambo olubizwa nge-Confluence Tour lwaseKZN luwukubuyela ekhaya emva kwesikhathi eside engekho. Ebuzwa ngalokhu, u-Dyer uthe: ‘ Imisindo eminingi kwengikubhalayo isuselwa esikhathini esiphambilini sempilo yami. Lokhu kuhlangene nolwazi enginalo lomculo olusukela ngenkathi ngihamba eThekwini yingakho ngimagange ngokwabelana ngakho nezethameli zaseKZN. Ngiyabonga ukusebenzisana nabaculi abasebasha futhi abanethalente kanye nomngani wami wakudala onguzakwethu kwezomculo uAndile Yenana.’Badlale umculo othathelwe kwi-albhamu esanda kukhishwa “i-Confluence’ namanye ama-albhamu amadala.Iqembu lakhiwe uSteve Dyer, (umhlabeleli, i-seksofoni, umtshingo; Andile Yenana, (upiyano), Lwanda Godwana, (ithrampethi, necilongo i-lfugel), Amaeshi Ikechi (isiginci se-bass), noLungileThe group comprised Steve Dyer, (vocals, saxophone and flute); Andile Yenana (piano), Lwanda Gogwana (trumpet/flugelhorn), Amaeshi Ikechi (acoustic/electric bass) and Lungile Kunene (izigubhu),uMelissa Mungroo & Thuli Zama
