Other leading names in the genre are pianist Tony Schilder, guitarist Errol Dyers, bass player and composer Steven Erasmus and the Gugulethu-based saxophonist the late Winston Mankunku.
Mzoli's, S'khomas Butchery, and The Gugulethu Sports Complex are some of the better known hotspots in Gugulethu.
On 8 February 2009, the South African Police allegedly beat and tear-gassed Gugulethu residents who were holding a meeting about housing because the ANC provincial chairperson Mcebisi Skwatsha claimed they were disrupting voters registration.
Nyanga is situated 26 kilometres from Cape Town along N2 highway, close to the Cape Town International Airport and next to the townships of Gugulethu and Crossroads.